VUMC’s Carole Bartoo films a segment in the Orthopaedic Institute for "Medical Minutes," a health tips series on Channel 4.
photo by Dana Johnson
Series of TV spots to feature familiar face
Carole Bartoo, R.N., public relations manager for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and a former health reporter with WSMV-Channel 4 News, is returning to the airways on Channel 4 to report on consumer health topics in a series of one-minute segments sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Beginning Jan. 23, daily “Medical Minutes” will air at 6:45 a.m. , and will cover a variety of topics ranging from hair loss in women to ways to properly dispose of old medications. The health segments are researched and written by Bartoo.
“I'm having a lot of fun doing it,” Bartoo said.
Bartoo was the health reporter for WSMV-Channel 4 News for four years before joining VUMC's Office of News and Public Affairs. She was a broadcast medical reporter for more than 15 years, having also worked in Chattanooga and Columbus, Ohio.
The Medical Minutes segments — which will be taped at different locations across VUMC — will air Monday through Friday for the next six months.
“Everyone has been so gracious in providing space for us to report from,” Bartoo said.