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November 17, 2025

Award program celebrates improvement work across VUMC

The 2025 QSRP Pursuit of Excellence Awards ceremony was combined with celebration of this year’s honorees of Vanderbilt’s Safety Superhero and Good Catch programs.

By Paul Govern
Hoyt Summerville walks on the GAITRite device while Ken Swantek PT, DPT, looks on. (photo by Susan Urmy)
November 17, 2025

New device collects data to measure gait, informing physical therapy programs, custom orthotic design

The mat, a portable, single-layer, pressure-sensitive walkway, takes precise measurements and collects data to measure multiple parameters of gait.

By Matt Batcheldor
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November 13, 2025

Study finds that guidelines helped reduce food allergy rates in children

Food allergies have significantly dropped since the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases adopted new guidelines in 2017, two years after the groundbreaking Learning Early About Peanut Allergy trial.

By Jessica Pasley
The My Health Passport research team examined how well a patient engagement tool helped patients who were admitted to the hospital with behavioral health needs. (Pictured from left to right, top to bottom): Dorinda Brown, MSEd, Patti Runyan, DNP, MBA, RN, Delana Vallery, MA, Jessika Boles, PhD, CCLS, and Andrea Hughie, MSN, RN. (photo by Donn Jones)
November 12, 2025

‘My Health Passport’ gives pediatric patients a voice in behavioral health care

Study finds that individual planning tool helps children feel supported when in the hospital during a behavioral health crisis.

By Christina Echegaray
November 11, 2025

Drug resistant infections are on the rise: Experts emphasize education, awareness

Teams at VUMC and Monroe Carell are focused on reaching more clinicians, patients and families through the Vanderbilt Antimicrobial Stewardship Program.

By Jessica Pasley
(photo by Erin O. Smith)
November 10, 2025

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt honors Scott and Sandi Borchetta

Longtime supporters of Monroe Carell, the Borchettas’ latest philanthropy builds on their ongoing commitment to the hospital’s NICU services.

By Paige Turner
November 5, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Kaelyn was brave, bold and attentive.’

Kaelyn Miller, BSN, RN works in the Pediatric Medicine Acute Care unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.
By Kylie Avery
November 3, 2025

Prescribing with purpose

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study finds unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in hospitalized children and highlights opportunity for antibiotic stewardship.
By Chelsea N. Campbell
October 31, 2025

Trick or treat: Slideshow of Halloween at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt 

A Halloween Costume Shop and a Reverse Trick-or-Treating Parade are some of the fun holiday events at Monroe Carell.
October 30, 2025

Kix Brooks honored with star on Walk of Champions at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

For over two decades Brooks and his wife, Barbara, have donated their time and resources to Monroe Carell.
By Paige Turner
October 30, 2025

Close to Home: How specialized pediatric services are transforming Middle Tennessee 

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center is the only distinct pediatric emergency department and dedicated inpatient unit outside of downtown Nashville.
By Holly Fletcher
October 30, 2025

Program shows students that distracted driving can take many forms

Research has found that dialing a phone number while driving increases a teen's risk of crashing by six times, and texting while driving increases the risk by 23 times.
By Jessica Pasley
October 16, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Nurses aren’t just there to physically care for their patients, but to care for their spirit and emotions as well.’

Michael Ramirez, BSN, RN, works in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.
By Kylie Avery