Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 269 of 390

White Vanderbilt LifeFlight medical helicopter parked on a helipad at dusk, with its rotors still and a building in the background.
April 17, 2014

LifeFlight ready for new FAA air ambulance rules

Vanderbilt LifeFlight is applauding new rules issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will have a dramatic impact for all air ambulance operators and make the industry much safer.

April 17, 2014

Free head and neck cancer screening event set for April 25

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology will hold the annual head and neck cancer screening event Friday, April 25, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. The screenings are free, open to the public and require no appointment.

Smiling bearded man in a blue-and-black striped shirt holds up an oversized red shirt outdoors.
April 17, 2014

Team coordinates care for patients with many needs

When Eddie Dotson arrived at Vanderbilt University Medical Center last September, he weighed 627 pounds and truly embodied the label “morbidly obese.” He had so much fluid in his chest it was hard to breathe and his heart, liver and kidneys were failing.

puzzel pieces, autism
April 15, 2014

Tennessee, Vanderbilt launch novel autism intervention program

Human Resources instructional graphic titled “Updating ALERTVU Notification Information for Faculty & Staff,” showing Vanderbilt University’s C2HR system with numbered steps to log in and select “Personal Profile.”
April 11, 2014

New ‘opt ins’ for non-emergency AlertVU messages in C2HR

Employees can now find step-by-step instructions on the Vanderbilt Emergency Preparedness website to edit AlertVU information in C2HR .

Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D.
April 10, 2014

Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

For more than a year I have been communicating about the economic circumstances that have required a laser-like focus on cost reductions and workflow redesign throughout the Medical Center. While we still have a long way to go, we have made significant progress and can be proud of what has been accomplished.