Wayne Wood

May 28, 2019

Pets of VUMC 2019 — collection #1: Pets and their people

Ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend?

May 24, 2019

VUMC launches personalized care-themed ad campaign

By Wayne Wood
May 6, 2019

Nurses’ Week video shows Burn Center nurse Tiffany Nugen being surprised by a grateful family

The Lemarr family traveled from East Tennessee to say thank you

By Wayne Wood
April 3, 2019

VUMC Voice 2019 Pet Photo Contest deadline is April 22

Do you share your life with a pet? Do you work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center? This contest is for you!

March 14, 2019

Flu vaccine participation rate reaches 98 percent

Ninety-eight percent of Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees have received a flu vaccine in each of the past three years, according to data collected by the Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic, which oversees the employee flu vaccine program.

By Wayne Wood
March 12, 2019

VUMC Mourns the Passing of Howard W. Jones III, MD

Howard W. Jones III, MD, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, former chair of the department and a world-renowned researcher into the causes and treatment of gynecologic cancer, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Saturday, March 9. He was 76.

By Wayne Wood
March 4, 2019

Marissa Benchea has CF, and she is one of hundreds of thousands of adults not only surviving but thriving with a chronic childhood disease.

By Wayne Wood
March 4, 2019

One hundred years ago, multiple “waves” of a deadly flu swept across the world.

By Wayne Wood
March 4, 2019

A diagnosis of cancer at any age is tragic, but during the adolescent and young adult years, it’s especially complicated.

By Wayne Wood
March 4, 2019

Karen Dyer Young cares for patients and members of the Dayani Center who have or are recovering from cancer or a stem cell transplant.

By Wayne Wood
February 25, 2019

Browning leaves behind legacy of buildings and better lives for the people who use them

It’s a crisp February morning and Ken Browning, just a few days short of his retirement, let his gaze travel down the Medical Center plaza. From where he stood, just outside Medical Center North, a three-block long canyon of buildings stretches south and forms the heart of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Wayne Wood
February 11, 2019

Medical Center sweethearts share “99 Words of Love,” part 2

How can you tell the story of a lifetime in 99 words (or fewer)? Here's how some Vanderbilt University Medical Center lovers did it.
By Wayne Wood