Vanderbilt University Hospital Archive — Page 7 of 21

Portrait of a smiling woman with long brown hair wearing a white pinstriped shirt, photographed outdoors against a blurred green background.
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
A healthcare worker in blue scrubs and gloves applies a blood-pressure cuff to a seated patient in an emergency department hallway. Directional signs for the waiting area, registration, café, elevators and restrooms are visible overhead.
November 8, 2024

VUMC plays active role in training today’s military medical personnel

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is extensively involved in partnerships with the military that both assist individuals as they transition out of service to be civilian veterans and help active-duty military medical personnel maintain their critical skills needed during deployment.

By Jill Clendening
Two masked clinicians in blue surgical scrubs perform an abdominal regional nerve block on a patient in an operating room, with monitoring and anesthesia equipment surrounding them.
November 5, 2024

VUMC has long record of supporting military on Veterans Day — and every day

“Vanderbilt is an extremely welcoming environment for military personnel, and you see that all over campus.”

By Jill Clendening
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Katrina Brown smiling at the camera, wearing a mauve jacket over a white top.
November 5, 2024

Katrina Brown receives 2024 Magnet Nurse of the Year Award

She has dedicated her career to transforming care for victims of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.

By John Howser
Architectural rendering of the entrance to Jim Ayers Tower at Vanderbilt University Hospital, showing a modern glass-and-metal facade, covered drop-off area, accessible ramp, car, trees and people.
October 22, 2024

New VUMC hospital expansion to be named Jim Ayers Tower

Serving as the new front door to Vanderbilt University Hospital, the building serves as a visible reminder of the monumental impact Janet and Jim Ayers have had on the people of Tennessee.

By Nancy Humphrey
Scott L. Zuckerman, MD, seated at a desk in an office, wearing a white Vanderbilt University Medical Center neurosurgery coat, light blue shirt, and red patterned tie.
October 22, 2024

Scott Zuckerman receives Credo Award for communication and commitment to colleagues

“The care we deliver in surgery is simply not possible without this army of devoted individuals.”

By Tom Wilemon