John Howser

November 27, 2023

Sondra Hornsey named as VUMC’s Chief Privacy Officer

Sondra Hornsey, MSEd, CHPC, Interim Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer for Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children’s Hospital, has been named as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s new Chief Privacy Officer. She will join VUMC on Dec. 4.

By John Howser
November 17, 2023

Vanderbilt’s Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell to be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute

Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, the Hugh Jackson Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been named director of the National Cancer Institute

By John Howser
October 25, 2023

Shared Clinical Services Division leader Jim Hayman to Retire

Jim Hayman, MS, MBA, is retiring from his position as Executive Vice President for the Shared Clinical Services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By John Howser
September 15, 2023

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital receives highest accreditation from the College of American Pathologists

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital’s lab has been awarded accreditation from the College of American Pathologists based on results of a recent onsite inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs.

By John Howser
September 15, 2023

Bedford and Tullahoma-Harton Hospitals awarded four stars by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

By John Howser
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital’s (VWCH) Emergency Department transitioned to become part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine.
September 12, 2023

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital finalizes Level III Trauma Center designation

By John Howser
September 12, 2023

Takkouche named associate chief medical officer for Wilson and Sumner County regions

Sahar Takkouche, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center in Wilson County, has been named to the role of associate chief medical officer for Wilson and Sumner County regions.
By John Howser
August 17, 2023

New Ambulatory Surgery Division announced

With year-over-year growth in surgical volume, Vanderbilt Health is forming a new Ambulatory Surgery Division. Within the Vanderbilt Health System approximately 85,000 surgical operations are performed each year, of which 70% are ambulatory.
By John Howser
June 26, 2023

David Haynes Named VUMC’s Chief Patient Experience Officer

By John Howser
June 20, 2023

Radiology and Radiological Sciences chair Reed Omary to step down

Reed Omary, MD, MS, Carol D. and Henry P. Pendergrass Professor and chair of Radiology & Radiological Sciences, is stepping down from his role as the department’s leader.
By John Howser
June 9, 2023

Dwyer departing from VUH leadership role

Shon Dwyer, MBA, RN, President of Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH), is leaving her role as the facility’s leader at the end of the fiscal year. Lee Ann Liska, MBA, VUH’s Chief Operating Officer, will step in as Chief Operating Officer and Interim Hospital President.
By John Howser
May 4, 2023

Wallace named as VUMC’s New Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

David Wallace, MD, MPH, has been named as the new chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute.
By John Howser
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