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April 25, 2023
“She is an amazing nurse, and I am so thankful for her calming presence,” and other DAISY Award-winning examples of extraordinary nurses
DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. Here are VUMC's latest winners. -
February 23, 2023
Learning how to “Stop the Bleed” is something we all can do
Stop the Bleed courses, like those taught at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, teach any of us – even those without medical training – how to save some of those lives. -
December 1, 2022
“VUMC Remembers” virtual memorial service honors patients who died in the past year
The program features speakers from different hospital departments, staff testimonials of patients at the end of their lives, a reading of loved ones’ names and special music. -
June 14, 2022
Kathleen Gallagher is a surgical resident and former combat medic. She traveled to Ukraine to help train emergency response teams.
"With my background in combat medicine, it felt like there was something I could actually do to help.” -
June 1, 2022
Trauma study aims to improve survival for bleeding patients
Emergency Medicine and Trauma Surgery researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are joining Vanderbilt LifeFlight in a Department of Defense (DOD)-funded clinical trial aimed at improving survival with resuscitation techniques used to keep patients alive after a traumatic injury. -
January 19, 2022
Study identifies molecular trigger of severe injury-induced inflammatory response
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that early inappropriate activation of the enzyme plasmin caused by severe injury is a trigger of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and resulting organ failure. -
December 6, 2021
VUMC remembers patients who died over past year with special virtual memorial service
The program features speakers from different hospital departments, staff testimonials of patients at the end of their lives, a reading of loved ones’ names and a montage set to John Prine's "I Remember Everything"