division of trauma and surgical care

August 23, 2018

Trauma Unit’s 20th anniversary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Trauma Unit on 10 North in Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital opened 20 years ago this month, August 1998.

By Wayne Wood
May 22, 2017

Numerous ATV trauma admissions concern providers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

By VUMC News and Communications
February 9, 2017

New grants bolster VUMC Trauma program’s research initiatives

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Trauma, Emergency General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care recently was awarded two new research grants.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 9, 2017

New grants bolster Trauma program’s research initiatives

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Trauma, Emergency General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care was recently awarded two new research grants.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 3, 2016

VUMC named best in U.S. for patient safety in trauma care

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in the nation for patient safety in Trauma care by CareChex 2017 Hospital Quality Ratings Analysis.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 26, 2016

Preventable injuries fill hospitals each Memorial Day; Vanderbilt doctors urge safety on upcoming holiday weekend

By VUMC News and Communications
March 20, 2015

Vanderbilt trauma surgeons see increase in motorcycle crashes with springtime weather; urge proper helmet use

By VUMC News and Communications
October 3, 2014

New faculty: Maxwell studies trauma recovery in older population

Working in trauma and critical care for most of her career, Cathy Maxwell noticed profound differences among older patients and their responses to injury. Her curiosity led her to become a nurse researcher in this area.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 29, 2013

Vanderbilt to study use of plasma on LifeFlight

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will participate in a national trial to see if outcomes for critically injured patients with uncontrolled bleeding can be improved by administering plasma to these patients while in flight to the hospital.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 10, 2013

Rae seeks to enhance outcomes for burn patients

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care is expanding its specialized burn faculty with the appointment of Lisa Rae, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 22, 2013

Trauma surgical skills training course lands certification

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is now certified as Tennessee’s only teaching site for an advanced trauma surgical skills training course offered at fewer than 50 hospitals worldwide.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 6, 2013

Division of Trauma holds free course at rural hospitals

By VUMC News and Communications
May 24, 2013

Preventable injuries filled Vanderbilt University Hospital last Memorial Day; Doctors urge safety on upcoming holiday

By VUMC News and Communications
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