Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 141 of 390

Graphic with a white atom symbol, colorful stars and dots, and the text “eStar April Upgrade.”
April 4, 2019

Upgrade to bring enhanced features, functionality to eStar

In the early morning hours of April 7, eStar, the Epic-based electronic health record (EHR) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will undergo its first major upgrade since the system went live in a coordinated “Big Bang” across most of the Medical Center in November 2017.

Award-winning vocal group Rascal Flatts, longtime supporters of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, received a star on the hospital’s Walk of Champions. Here, from left, the Rascal Flatts trio — Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney — pose alongside their new star with Children’s Hospital patients Caroline Lantz and Jessica Meyer.
April 4, 2019

Rascal Flatts honored with ‘Walk of Champions’ star

Legendary vocal group Rascal Flatts was honored with a star on the Walk of Champions at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for the band’s longtime commitment to patients and families. Presenting the award were representatives from Live Nation and Children’s Hospital.

Exterior of a multi-story TenNova Healthcare building with white paneling, tan brick sections, large windows, trees, and a covered entrance.
March 29, 2019

Vanderbilt University Medical Center to acquire Tennova Healthcare-Lebanon from Community Health Systems

Leaders of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) today announced plans to purchase Tennova Healthcare-Lebanon, a two-campus facility licensed for 245 beds, from subsidiaries of Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS). A definitive agreement has been signed for the sale of the facility and related businesses, including physician clinic operations and outpatient services, to VUMC.

Laboratory pipette dispensing an amber liquid into a clear multiwell test plate, with a blurred chemical structure in the background.
March 28, 2019

Cancer’s SOS

Stephen Fesik and colleagues are advancing cancer drug discovery with the characterization of small molecules that modulate RAS, an important target for anti-cancer therapies.

Colorized illustration of a eukaryotic cell showing a central nucleus, surrounding organelles, and layered membranes against a blurred cellular background.
March 28, 2019

Unraveling endocytosis

New discoveries by Jason MacGurn and colleagues further understanding of the complex machinery that cells use take up substances from outside the cell.

Speakers at the inaugural SCRIPS Spring Symposium (Supporting Careers in Research for Interventional Physicians and Surgeons) last week were, from left, Kelle Moley, MD, senior vice president and chief scientific officer of the March of Dimes; 2018 SCRIPS Scholars Yash Choksi, MD, and Akshitkumar Mistry, MD; and Anil Rustgi, MD, the T. Grier Miller Professor of Medicine and Genetics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine and incoming director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center in New York. The SCRIPS program is supported by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
March 28, 2019

SCRIPS Symposium

Speakers at the inaugural SCRIPS Spring Symposium (Supporting Careers in Research for Interventional Physicians and Surgeons) last week were, from left, Kelle Moley, MD, senior vice president and chief scientific officer of the March of Dimes; 2018 SCRIPS Scholars Yash Choksi, MD, and Akshitkumar Mistry, MD; and Anil Rustgi, MD.