Vanderbilt University Hospital

March 14, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She put my care and comfort before everything else’

Libby Bien, BSN, RN, works in the Hematology/Oncology unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
March 13, 2025

Nursing leader Sandy Greeno remembered for leading by example

She served in a number of leadership roles, including evening hospital administrator and assistant hospital director for VUH. She was an administrative director for several areas, including LifeFlight and the Burn Patient Care Center, and helped guide the creation of VUH’s dedicated Trauma Intensive Care Unit.

By Wayne Wood
March 12, 2025

Melissa Smith is dedicated to advancing care for trauma patients

“Melissa Smith is the heart and soul of the trauma program and is involved in every aspect of the oversight and functioning of the trauma service.”

By Jill Clendening
Patient Heather Burich with her husband, Alex.
March 4, 2025

‘That’s the most scared I’ve been:’ 23 weeks pregnant with a heart condition.

Heather Burich had just driven to Clarksville after an appointment on Vanderbilt Health’s Nashville campus when she got a call from a doctor she was yet to meet. The news about her echocardiogram results was alarming.

By Matt Batcheldor
February 25, 2025

Gatlin Winter was in the hospital recovering from a heart transplant. His wife Ashlynn was in labor with their first baby. Could he get to her side?

With the help of the team from Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, yes he could.

By Matt Batcheldor
February 10, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Kevin hugged and cried with us.’

Kevin Plowman, RN, works in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
January 17, 2025

Vanderbilt University Hospital reverified as Level 1 adult trauma center

Trauma patients come to VUH from a region covering 80,000 square miles, and approximately 9,400 acute trauma patients are treated at the hospital annually.
By Jill Clendening
January 10, 2025

New terminology guide explains VUMC facility names and acronyms

By chance, have you ever traveled from OHO, stopping off at VUH for a meeting before breaking for lunch at the TVC Cafeteria?
January 2, 2025

2025 New Year’s baby Siora Ray arrives only 12 minutes after midnight

First baby at VWCH: Cash Mitchell; first baby at VTHH: Gwennyth Trinity Grace Freeze-Stele.
By Bill Snyder
December 23, 2024

🎆 2024: a year of stories that made us smile, think and grow

Take a heartwarming walk down the 2024 memory lane. Relive highlights from breakthrough discoveries to patient journeys — and one long flight path.
December 16, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Eric soared above what we expected and delivered holistic care (mind, body and soul)’

Eric Kapitbahay, BSN, RN, works on the 7 South Dialysis unit of Vanderbilt University Hospital. He is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Kylie Avery
December 6, 2024

Tanya Stellges is dedicated to keeping microbes at bay and patients safe

Her enterprise-wide efforts in high-level disinfection and sterilization earned her a Credo Award.
By Jill Clendening
November 26, 2024

VUMC and Philips landmark emissions assessment of a radiology department published in premier industry journal

The analysis found diagnostic services generate the equivalent of nearly 1,100 gas-powered cars annually, or an estimated 4.6kt carbon dioxide equivalent.
By Holly Fletcher
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