Vanderbilt University Hospital Archive — Page 21 of 21

February 9, 2017

Effort launched to better serve patients with Tourette syndrome

Two neurologists are working to establish a multidisciplinary medical home at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) for children and adults with Tourette syndrome.

By Tom Wilemon
December 15, 2016

Medical Center honored in multiple national rankings during the year

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) placed highly in several national rankings, including the various rankings conducted by U.S. News and World Report during the past year.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a man in a gray suit, white shirt, and purple tie against a neutral gray background.
November 29, 2016

McCarver named Chief Operating Officer for Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital

Scott McCarver, Associate Operating Office for Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and Clinics, has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital.

By Nancy Humphrey
Vanderbilt Police Ford police car parked near greenery, with a roof light bar, side crest, and visible “K-9” markings.
June 16, 2016

Additional officers bolster VUPD’s presence, VUMC’s security

With approximately 10 million square feet of building space, along with acres of land outside its hospitals, clinics and research facilities, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is an enormous maze of hallways and busy streets that are frequented by millions each year.

By John Howser
A speaker in a suit stands at a Vanderbilt-branded podium in a dark auditorium.
April 21, 2016

Clinical, administrative, billing systems set to take ‘Epic Leap’

If there were a time for leaders to express enthusiasm and optimism about the project to replace, over the next 18 months, the greater part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s clinical, administrative and billing software, that time was Monday morning at the project launch.

By Paul Govern
Nurse in blue scrubs checks on a patient lying in a hospital bed in an observation room equipped with bedside monitors and medical supplies.
April 21, 2016

Additional beds enhance patient access, service

An initiative to add beds in strategic locations throughout Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), decrease patients’ length of stay and focus on morning discharges is paying off with improved patient access to services, hospital leaders say.

By Jill Clendening