Wilson County

September 2, 2021

Navy vet LeClere joins VWCH orthopaedic surgery team

Cmdr. Lance LeClere, MD, former orthopaedic surgeon for the U.S. Navy Seals and current head team physician for the U.S. Naval Academy, is joining Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Lebanon at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) beginning Sept. 7.

By Emily Stembridge
April 22, 2021

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital President Hinesley departing VUMC to join MUSC

Julian “Jay” Hinesley III, MHA, President of Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH), is leaving his role with Vanderbilt University Medical Center to join the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) as Chief Executive Officer for MUSC Health’s Florence Division in Florence, South Carolina, where he will lead three hospitals located in Florence and adjacent communities. He will depart VWCH and VUMC on April 30.

By John Howser
Christopher Menzel, MD, right, performed gastric bypass surgery for Kristian Wernet, left, a patient of the new Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center in Lebanon, Tennessee.
April 13, 2021

Weight Loss Center at VWCH helps expand bariatric surgery options

In May 2020, dangerously high blood pressure put 44-year-old Kristian Wernet in the hospital, a tipping point that led him to become one of the first individuals to have gastric bypass surgery at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) as a patient of the new Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center in Lebanon, Tennessee.

By Jill Clendening
Jeanne Yeatman, MBA, MOM, RN, CMTE, EMT, has been named interim chief nursing officer of VWCH.
March 25, 2021

Yeatman named chief nursing officer of VWCH

Jeanne Yeatman, BSN, MBA, RN, MOM, CMTE, EMT, has been named chief nursing officer of Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH). Yeatman had been serving in an interim capacity since August.

By Matt Batcheldor
February 15, 2021

Vanderbilt Health Walk-In Clinic named best in Mt. Juliet

Despite being open less than a full year, Vanderbilt Health’s walk-in clinic in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, was recently named best walk-in clinic in The Chronicle of Mt. Juliet’s annual Best of Mt. Juliet special section.

By VUMC News and Communications
The new Center for Women’s Health Lebanon is located at 1616 West Main St., suite 101 as part of Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.
September 2, 2020

Vanderbilt women’s health clinic to debut in Lebanon

Access to women’s health and midwifery services is now more convenient than ever for Lebanon and Wilson County residents with the opening of the new Center for Women’s Health Lebanon outpatient clinic, set to open Sept. 9.

By Kelsey Herbers
July 16, 2020

Investments advance emergency medicine services at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

On July 16, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital’s (VWCH) Emergency Department transitioned to become part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine. The VWCH Emergency Department was previously staffed through physicians from a contracted agency.
By Kelsey Herbers
June 18, 2020

Three named to direct care outside Davidson Co.

To support Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s growing footprint in Nashville’s surrounding regions, VUMC has appointed three physicians to direct medical care in Wilson, Rutherford, Williamson and Maury counties.
By Kelsey Herbers
May 12, 2020

Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Announce Leadership Changes

Scott McCarver, MHA, Chief Operating Officer for Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital, has taken the position of Chief Operating Officer at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH). Jim Hayman, MS, MBA, who has served as Chief Pharmacy Officer for Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and Clinics for the past 12 years, will serve as the hospital’s interim Chief Operating Officer.
By John Howser
April 27, 2020

COVID-19 doesn’t prevent Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital’s transition to new IT systems

In the early evening hours of April 23, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) completed most of its transition to VUMC’s clinical and information technology (IT) systems. The change represented a critical step in fully integrating the hospital into the Vanderbilt family.
By Madison Agee
April 16, 2020

VWCH moving to new clinical, IT systems to enhance care

On April 23, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) will transition to new clinical and information technology (IT) systems to enhance care coordination and provide a more consistent patient experience.
By Kelsey Herbers
February 27, 2020

Mt. Juliet clinics debut

Officials with Vanderbilt Health and the Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon last week to celebrate the opening of the new Mt. Juliet Walk-in and Primary Care clinics.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 17, 2020

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital receives reaccreditation from Joint Commission

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital has received reaccreditation from the Joint Commission (TJC), an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 22,000 U.S. health care organizations and programs.
By Kelsey Herbers
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