melanie swift

May 25, 2017

Celebrating Swift

Melanie Swift, M.D., center, is joined at a recent farewell reception in her honor by Mary Yarbrough, M.D., left, executive director of Faculty and Staff Health and Wellness, and Lori Rolando, M.D., MPH, who succeeds Swift as director of Occupational Health for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

February 2, 2017

Rolando named director of Occupational Health

Lori Rolando, M.D., MPH, assistant medical director of the Occupational Health Clinic and assistant professor of Clinical Medicine, has been named director of Occupational Health for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Wayne Wood
Ebola virus under microscope.
October 23, 2014

Vanderbilt continues Ebola virus preparations

By VUMC News and Communications
September 25, 2014

Annual Flulapalooza event happens Oct. 1

Less than 10 seconds — that’s all it takes to roll up your sleeve and be part of next week’s Flulapalooza, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mass flu vaccination event that three years ago more than doubled the world record for the total number of vaccinations given in an eight-hour period.

By Nancy Humphrey
September 19, 2014

Flulapalooza is Oct. 1

Less than 10 seconds – that’s as long as it takes to roll up your sleeve and be part of Wednesday’s Flulapalooza, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mass flu vaccination event.

By Nancy Humphrey
February 20, 2014

Vanderbilt adds e-cigarettes and vaporizers to smoking policy

Vanderbilt continues its commitment to a smoke-free campus by including e-cigarettes in its smoking policy.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 14, 2013

Flulapalooza 3 is Sept. 25

Flulapalooza 3 will be held Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in a tent between Light Hall and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.
By Nancy Humphrey
April 11, 2013

National shortage forces hiatus in routine TB testing

Due to an unprecedented national shortage of the tuberculosis (TB) skin testing solution Tubersol, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has temporarily paused routine skin testing of health care workers.
By Jessica Pasley
April 11, 2013

Initiative stresses safe patient handling techniques

Providing the best care for patients and their families also means making patient handling safety a priority.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 14, 2013

Vaccination still key defense as flu season continues

As is the case throughout the country, this year’s flu season in Middle Tennessee is hitting elderly people particularly hard.
By Bill Snyder
September 27, 2012

Sequel to record-breaking vaccination event scheduled

Vanderbilt University and Medical Center faculty, staff, students and volunteers will once again have the opportunity to be part of a mass flu vaccination plan that last year more than doubled the current world record for the total number of vaccinations given in an eight-hour period.
By Nancy Humphrey