Wayne Wood

February 12, 2018

“Carmen from Chicago,” mystery good Samaritan nurse, identified

She’s very relieved that Geoffrey Lee, injured in the bicycle wreck, is doing OK.

By Wayne Wood
February 12, 2018

Project Register promotes online voter registration

To help drive awareness and increase voter participation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has joined more than 70 other Middle Tennessee businesses, nonprofits and professional organizations in support of Project Register, an effort to raise awareness about the ease of online voter registration in Tennessee

By Wayne Wood
February 8, 2018

Think it’s flu? Now you can ask Alexa

If you think you have the flu, making decisions about whether to seek care is as easy as asking Alexa. Vanderbilt’s Flu Tool, an online resource that uses a series of questions to help patients determine if they or a family member may have the flu, has now been adapted for use with Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service.

By Wayne Wood
February 7, 2018

A bike wreck left him dazed, hurt and bleeding. Then a Vanderbilt nurse came by.

Where in the world is Carmen from Chicago? Geoffrey Lee would like to be sure she gets credit for a good deed.

By Wayne Wood
January 17, 2018

Scenes from snowy days

Enjoy these scenes of a beautiful VUMC snow, and bookmark the page to recall fondly in July.

By Wayne Wood
January 15, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr. Morning Tribute features choir, calls for unity, Churchwell solo on “Go Down, Moses.”

“This is an important day in the context of what’s going on in our country,” said André Churchwell, MD, chief diversity officer for VUMC.

By Wayne Wood
December 20, 2017

Have yourself a safe little New Year’s

The head of Vanderbilt's Emergency Department gives tips on how to celebrate without showing up at his workplace.
By Wayne Wood
December 11, 2017

How do I donate winter coats and other needed items to the VUMC Clothes Closet?

Volunteers need help to be sure that all patients have warm, clean clothes to wear.
By Wayne Wood
November 30, 2017

When VUMC was a movie set

Lauren Hutton! William H. Macy! James Farentino! Medical Center North?
By Wayne Wood
November 13, 2017

Dealing with ulcerative colitis

By Wayne Wood
November 6, 2017

What does VUMC drive?

“Will the owner of a black Honda Accord please report to the parking lot—hey, where’s everybody going?”
By Wayne Wood
November 2, 2017

New pedestrian bridge next step in MCE makeover

Later this fall, a new three-floor pedestrian bridge will be installed connecting the North Tower of Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital (VUAH) to Medical Center East (MCE)-North Tower. The new bridge will connect the two buildings on the sixth, seventh and eighth floors.
By Wayne Wood
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