end of life care

Geoffrey Fleming, MD, holds his wife, Amy, surrounded by their three daughters, L-R, Hannah, Virginia and Delaney. Fleming died of cancer Dec. 8.
June 4, 2020

Fleming reflects on a life of love, purpose after terminal cancer diagnosis

A month before his 49th birthday, Geoffrey Fleming, MD, had a biopsy of his liver to diagnose an unidentified metastatic disease that he already knew was “something bad.”

By Kelsey Herbers
October 4, 2018

Initiative to promote awareness of need for advance directives

During last week’s Flulapalooza, the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, the Palliative Care Service, the Office for Strategy and Innovation and the Office for Health Sciences Education hosted a booth with information about advance directives for health care.

By Wayne Wood
Jeff Balser
November 16, 2017

Rounds: A message from the President and CEO of VUMC

Over the year, Congress has repeatedly attempted to “fix” healthcare by altering the funding streams between states and the federal government, as well as to commercial insurers. All of this might lead one to think that Congress is focused on the most important problems facing healthcare.

By VUMC News and Communications