Matt Batcheldor

October 23, 2014

Perioperative nursing association honors Wyatt

By Matt Batcheldor
October 16, 2014

Touchstone Project seeks to reinforce positive connections

Those are some of the words engraved on more than 500 palm-sized stones that Vanderbilt’s Department of Pastoral Care will give to staff during Pastoral Care Week, Oct. 20-25.

By Matt Batcheldor
October 9, 2014

Wootten named to lead Pediatric Otolaryngology

Christopher Wootten, M.D., has been named director of the Pediatric Otolaryngology Service, supervising the treatment of ear, nose and throat-related disorders in children at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 18, 2014

Prevention key to fight familial hypercholesterolemia

Imagine an inherited cause of early heart attacks that is more common than type-1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis or cystic fibrosis, but goes largely unrecognized.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 18, 2014

Critical care skills workshop draws nurses from across U.S.

A small group of acute care nurse practitioners and physician assistants urgently crowded around the bedside of a mannequin hooked up to a ventilator and an IV.

By Matt Batcheldor
August 21, 2014

Pharmacy’s targeted initiatives lead to lower drug expenses

Vanderbilt University Hospital’s pharmacy is attracting national attention for reducing its inpatient pharmacy drug expenses 6.4 percent in a 12-month period, despite an increase in patient volume.

By Matt Batcheldor
August 14, 2014

VUMC’s health IT efforts named among nation’s best

For the tenth year in a row, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s “most wired” hospitals by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
By Matt Batcheldor
July 31, 2014

VUMC’s patient engagement efforts lauded

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named one of the “100 Best Hospitals for Patient Engagement” by Becker’s Hospital Review, the latest accolade for Vanderbilt’s continued emphasis on patient- and family-centered care.
By Matt Batcheldor
July 24, 2014

Study finds nurses staying in workforce longer

Registered nurses are staying in the workforce longer than in past decades, boosting the nation’s supply of R.N.s, according to a new study whose authors include Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Peter Buerhaus, Ph.D.
By Matt Batcheldor
July 17, 2014

New services tackle childhood infectious diseases

Two new services focused on treating infectious diseases in children started this month at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, including one that cares solely for children with compromised immune systems.
By Matt Batcheldor