Vanderbilt University Hospital Archive — Page 2 of 20
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January 13, 2026
Critical Care Outreach Team’s rapid response interventions improve patient safety, prevent ICU transfers
Since January 2020, members of the VUH CCOT have responded to more than 10,000 rapid response calls in every non-ICU unit in the adult hospital. -
January 5, 2026
Michele Hasselblad named Chief Nursing Officer for Vanderbilt University Hospital
She succeeds Robin Steaban, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, who will retire Jan. 30 after 35 years of service at Vanderbilt Health. -
January 2, 2026
DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Her blend of expertise, compassion, and leadership embodies the very best of nursing.’
Comfort Onaghinor, BSN, RN, works in the Labor and Delivery unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners. -
January 2, 2026
DAISY Award spotlight: ‘He works in a very busy ED caring for multiple patients in a high-stress, fast-paced environment, but even so, he made time to go above and beyond.’
Thomas Barringer, BSN, RN, works in the Emergency department at Vanderbilt University Hospital. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners. -
December 23, 2025
Vanderbilt Health performs record number of adult and pediatric heart transplants during 2025
As in prior years, the success of Vanderbilt Health’s transplant program is a testament to the greatness of individuals and innovations alike and to the tremendous power of teamwork. -
December 12, 2025
How Scott Smith beat the odds to live a full life with hydrocephalus through over a dozen surgeries at Vanderbilt Health
The Tullahoma, Tennessee, native turned 60 this year — something that would’ve seemed like an impossibility when he was growing up with a neurological condition. -
November 26, 2025
DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Being in the hospital can be a scary place and he helped to make it not feel like that.’
Jeb MacLennan, BSN, RN, works in the Surgical Intensive Care unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.