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November 3, 2016

New weekly clinic focuses on vulvar, vaginal disorders

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Center for Women’s Health has launched a new clinic with the opening of the Center for Vulvar and Vaginal Disorders.

By Jessica Pasley
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
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November 1, 2016

Vanderbilt sleep experts offer tips to adjust to this weekend’s time change

When daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, we set clocks back one hour, and essentially gain an extra hour of sleep—but that extra hour of sleep comes at the price of early evening darkness.

By Wayne Wood
October 31, 2016

Kachnic elected president of the American Board of Radiology

Lisa Kachnic, M.D., chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been elected president of the American Board of Radiology (ABR). She assumed the role after being chosen president-elect of the organization in March 2014 and succeeds former ABR President Milton Guiberteau, M.D.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 27, 2016

Howl-o-Ween Paw-ty

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt hosted a “Howl-o-Ween Paw-ty” with a pet therapy dog show, a “PUParazzi” photo booth with hospital mascot Champ, and a stuffed dog giveaway courtesy of the MINI of Nashville car dealership.

By VUMC News and Communications
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