Vanderbilt University Hospital

December 8, 2023

Suicide ideation response plan implemented to assist at-risk adults

Vanderbilt Health’s Adult Ambulatory clinics have a new Suicide Ideation Response Plan that will provide clinicians and staff with additional resources to provide appropriate care for patients who are identified as thinking about or planning suicide.

By Jill Clendening
December 6, 2023

Vanderbilt Health Remembers memorial service honors patients, families, staff

For the fourth year Vanderbilt Health held “Vanderbilt Health Remembers,” a special virtual memorial service to remember patients who have died as well as their families and caregivers.

By Matt Batcheldor
December 5, 2023

Vanderbilt hospitals land top honors from the Leapfrog Group

Vanderbilt University Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital have been recognized as among the best in the nation by the Leapfrog Group.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 13, 2023

Vanderbilt well represented at National Magnet Conference

By Matt Batcheldor
November 7, 2023

Vanderbilt hospitals land high Leapfrog safety grades

Three Vanderbilt hospitals have been recognized by the Leapfrog group as among the safest in the United States.

Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH), Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital (VBH) and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) all received a fall 2023 safety grade of “A.”

By VUMC News and Communications
October 25, 2023

Shared Clinical Services Division leader Jim Hayman to Retire

Jim Hayman, MS, MBA, is retiring from his position as Executive Vice President for the Shared Clinical Services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By John Howser
October 25, 2023

New award program celebrates improvement work across the VUMC enterprise

Winner's of this year's Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention Pursuit of Excellence Awards were recognized during a poster session and ceremony held recently in Langford Auditorium.
By Kathy Whitney
October 19, 2023

Patient Experience awards honor excellence of clinical teams and individual clinicians

By Jill Clendening
August 30, 2023

Music therapy program now offered to patients on three additional units at VUH

Following a successful pilot program, music therapy is now being offered to patients on three additional units at Vanderbilt University Hospital.
By Jessica Pasley
August 17, 2023

Trauma Center anniversary

Faculty and staff gathered last week to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Trauma Center’s debut in its current location on the 10th floor of Vanderbilt University Hospital.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 11, 2023

New teleconference program helps give nurses more time to care for patients in person

Through Vanderbilt's new virtual nurse program, certain tasks such as documentation can be done remotely via a teleconference in the patient’s room, giving nurses at the bedside more time to care for patients in person.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 10, 2023

Mobile MRI locations announced

By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2023

U.S. Army North Division executing dense urban terrain exercise using VUH helipad, Aug. 9 & 10

By Kylie Avery
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