A group of Vanderbilt employees gets an inside view of one of the LifeFlight helicopters during an open house and tour on Monday. The open house and tour was part of Employee Celebration activities at Vanderbilt, going on throughout September. (photos by Dana Johnson)
Molly Hopkins, executive secretary for Human Resources, checks out the patient area of the helicopter.
People tour the helipad and helicopters at LifeFlight headquarters.
Hundreds of Vanderbilt employees and members of the public toured LifeFlight headquarters and the helipad at VUH on Monday during an open house. The event was part of Vanderbilt’s Employee Celebration Month activities.
LifeFlight, the critical care transport service of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is a multifaceted program for transporting critically ill or injured patients. The types of patients transported by LifeFlight include trauma and pediatric (most of whom are admitted to Vanderbilt), cardiac, medical, surgical, obstetrical, and neonatal.
LifeFlight averages 1,800 flights per year utilizing two AEC117 helicopters, serving a 150-mile radius of Nashville.
Weekly Events
9/13/02
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Health Plus Health Risks Appraisals, Preston Research Building, 8th Floor Conference Room
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Music Matinee, Medical Center Cafeteria
Noon – 1 p.m. – Brown Bag Lunch Series – “Sex and the Bible,” Amy-Jill Levine, Carpenter Professor, New Testament Studies, G-27 Divinity School
9/14/02
Noon – 2:30 p.m. -Girl Force “Mother & Daughter Health and Fitness Workshop,” Student Recreation Center. Call 343-1338 to register
8 p.m. – Beethoven Sonata Series No. 1, pianist Craig Nies with Felix Wang, Chris Teal, Connie Heard, Ingram Hall, $5
9/16/02
Noon – 1 p.m. – Brown Bag Lunch Series – “Hubris and a Fatal Flaw: Business Lessons from Enron,” Bart Victor, Cal Turner Professor of Moral Leadership, OGSM, 204 Owen
9/17/02
Fun Walk/Run Pre-Registration
5 a.m. – 8 p.m. – Health Plus
6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Capers Garage
7 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Career Choices & Connections – Internal Career Day for Vanderbilt Staff, Wyatt Center Rotunda, call 3-2383 for more information
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Courtyard Café
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Medical Center North Lobby
Noon – 1 p.m. – Brown Bag Lunch Series – “Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney,” Dr. John Sergent, senior associate dean for Clinical Affairs, 189 Sarratt
Noon – Occupational Health Clinic – “Self Care,” 2702 TVC.
5:30 p.m. – Cancer Answer Evenings – “Real Men Get It Checked: Prostate Cancer Explained,” VICC 8th Floor Conference Room
9/18/02
7 a.m., noon, 5 p.m. – Fun Run/Walk
Noon – 1 p.m. – Brown Bag Lunch Series – “Class Actions: How Entrepreneurial Lawyers Make Law by Bargaining Away Your Rights,” Richard Nagareda, professor of Law; Covington Room, Law School
Noon – Health Plus Fall Walking Club, MCN Shuttle Drop Off
5 p.m. – Occupational Health Clinic – “Self Care,” Preston Research Building, 8th Floor Conference Room
5:15 p.m. – Health Plus Healthy Benefits Presentation – “Supermarket Savvy,” Light Hall 419 B-D
9/19/02
Noon – Brown Bag Lunch Series – “My Favorite Ways to be Cheap,” Mary Hance, The Tennessean’s Ms. Cheap, 208 Light Hall
6 p.m. – Vanderbilt Employee Softball Tournament. Contact lynn.webb@vanderbilt.edu for details
8 p.m. – 10 p.m. – “Songwriter Showcase at the Pub,” Sarratt Student Center Overcup Oak Pub
9/20/02
All day – Additional 10% discount at VU Bookstores
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Health Plus Health Risks Appraisals, Owen Averbuch Auditorium
Noon – Brown Bag Lunch Series – “Workplace Status Hierarchies,” David Owens, asssistant professor of Management, Room 216 Owen
8 p.m. – Dianne Reeves concert, co-sponsored by Great Performances, Langford Auditorium, $5 Admission