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May 28, 2003

VUMC offers innovative pastoral education program

Hospital patients who face difficult decisions sometimes turn to a chaplain or pastor and ask, "What should I do?" or "Why is this happening to me?"

By Paul Govern
May 28, 2003

VUMC doctors perform first robotic surgery

Vanderbilt’s first robotic surgical procedure was performed in mid May by Dr. Joseph A. Smith Jr., William L. Bray Professor and Chair of Urologic Surgery. Smith used VUMC’s new $1 million-plus Da Vinci Surgical System, built by Intuitive Surgical, to perform a radical prostatectomy.

By Paul Govern
May 19, 2003

Plans for new Children’s Hospital to highlight kickoff event for Eve of Janus Ball

Plans for the Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital will highlight a kickoff event for the Eve of Janus Ball on Sunday, June 1, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., in the lobby of the Frances Williams Preston Building on the Vanderbilt campus.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 2, 2003

Vanderbilt-Ingram begins enrolling current, former smokers in National Lung Cancer Screening Trial

Current and former smokers are needed for a new study to determine if screening people with either spiral computerized tomography (CT) or chest X-ray before they have symptoms can reduce deaths from lung cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 12, 2003

Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital teams up with PatchWorx as part of a new online community for kids

Children can now use their bedside computers to join a new online community that fosters an environment where children can speak openly and honestly with peers about their illnesses and to provide encouragement to each other.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 10, 2003

New nurse-managed community-based care clinic opening

Vanderbilt School of Nursing’s Faculty Practice Network (VNFPN) is opening the doors on a new nurse-managed, community-based clinic this week.

By VUMC News and Communications
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