Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital

September 24, 2015

Stallworth makes select list of brain injury rehab centers

Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital’s performance at helping people with traumatic brain injuries reconnect with their lives has received Joint Commission recognition and is now one of only seven rehab centers to achieve specialty accreditation for “traumatic brain injury rehabilitation.”

By Tom Wilemon
September 4, 2014

Stallworth debuts hemodialysis service for rehab patients

Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital (VSRH) is now offering hemodialysis for its patients, eliminating the need to transport them off site for treatment.

By Kathy Whitney
August 14, 2014

Outpatient PM&R clinic opens at Stallworth

A new Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic has opened on the first floor of the Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s outpatient clinical services.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 23, 2014

Rehab efforts help patient regain steps, golf stroke

When Doug Reinhard arrived at Vanderbilt in September 2012 he was in a wheelchair, couldn’t feel his feet and definitely could not swing a golf club.

By Craig Boerner
August 1, 2013

Stallworth Rehab Hospital names medical director

Jeffery Johns, M.D., has been named medical director of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, effective Aug. 12. He has also been appointed associate professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R).

By VUMC News and Communications
May 30, 2013

Brain aneurysm patients draw strength from support group

A brain aneurysm is often likened to a ticking time bomb — the bulge in a blood vessel is just waiting to burst, with devastating consequences for motor and cognitive function.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 7, 2013

Photo: Shave-a-thon

Ben Nelson grins and bears it as Angie Blackmore gives him a buzz cut during the Shave-a-thon to benefit the Arthritis Foundation at Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 25, 2012

Initiative set to improve patient transitions

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will undertake sweeping changes to ensure smoother, more tightly coordinated transitions from the hospital to each patient’s home or other post-acute care setting.
By Paul Govern
August 23, 2012

Multiple procedures, devices help heart patient pull through

After Stacey Browning, R.N., a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit charge nurse, got a report on a heart attack patient who was being transported to her unit from an outside hospital, her immediate thought was, “They are sending us a patient we are not going to be able to recover.”
By Kathy Whitney
July 26, 2012

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation adds new programs

Officially established on April 1, Vanderbilt’s new Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) has welcomed its first new faculty recruit and is establishing clinical and research programs.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 12, 2012

Groomes named Stallworth interim medical director

Thomas Groomes, M.D., has been named interim medical director of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital.
By VUMC News and Communications