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430 VH Employees
$27,483,872 in salaries

November 5, 2026

Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital leaders highlight new services, quality awards at Bedford County Chamber event

At the heart of success at VBCH is the people who work around the clock to provide high-quality care in a safe environment.

By Holly Fletcher
Group of 12 hospital staff members posing in a hospital hallway.
October 8, 2026

Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital honored for quality of care, safety and patient centeredness

Of the 220 hospitals in the small community hospital cohort, Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital was one of just 24 facilities to receive the award.

By Doug Campbell
Front exterior of Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital, a low brick-and-glass building with a covered entrance, driveway, leafless trees, and an American flag.
September 30, 2026

Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital leads systemwide Tennessee Hospital Association 2025 Zero Harm Awards

The awards track infection categories including central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, Clostridioides difficile infections, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.

By Holly Fletcher
September 4, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I’m certain that Miss Holly’s warmth and reassurance greatly assisted in my wife’s speedy recovery.’

Holly Bobo, RN, works in the Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
(courtesy of the CDC)
July 15, 2026

Vanderbilt Health physicians treating more patients with tick bites this year

Six medically important tick species live in the state, and many Tennesseans encounter ticks in their own yard or neighborhood. Perhaps attributable to changing weather patterns and rising temperatures, Vanderbilt Health’s Emergency Medicine physicians around the region began treating patients with tick bites in March this year.

By John Howser
Volunteers load blue grocery bags into a gray SUV at a food bank, with a line of cars waiting beside a brick building.
July 15, 2026

Vanderbilt Health, neighbors bolster food security from ground up 

Vanderbilt Health’s philosophy is that the institution needs a way to support patients when they reveal that food is a struggle. Yet, it’s a hospital system not a food bank, so it looks to partners.

By Holly Fletcher