Mission of Caring Archive — Page 5 of 8

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, talks about VUMC’s ongoing commitment to its core missions during the recent Leadership Assembly. (photo by Donn Jones)
March 12, 2026

Vanderbilt Health President and CEO Jeff Balser to retire 

Jeff Balser’s announcement culminates a career-long journey that began at Vanderbilt in the mid-1980s as a medical student and doctoral dual degree candidate.

Photo of the exterior of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt shows the four new floors added atop the pediatric facility. (photo by Anne Rayner)
March 9, 2026

Pediatric sedation program earns prestigious Center of Excellence designation

To earn the designation, hospitals go through a rigorous application and evaluation process, for which only about 50% of applicants successfully achieve the designation. In this latest cycle of applicants, Monroe Carell was one of only 10 hospitals awarded the distinction.

Group portrait of members of the Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Program gathered on a blue-carpeted staircase with star-patterned railings.
March 5, 2026

Multidisciplinary clinic improves care for cleft lip/palate patients

A patient care coordinator now works to ensure that families receive a comprehensive care plan rather than needing to coordinate multiple disparate parts of their child’s treatment on their own.

T-Rac, a furry sports mascot in a light blue Titans jersey, sits in the open doorway of a LifeFlight helicopter marked “Vanderbilt” and “Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.”
March 2, 2026

Vanderbilt Health to become Tennessee Titans’ Official Healthcare Provider

As a founding “Cornerstone Sponsor” in the new Nissan Stadium, Vanderbilt Health will partner with Nissan Stadium on a family zone designated as the “Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Terrace.”

Black-and-white clipping showing five people posing in an office, with three standing and two seated. A caption beneath identifies them, left to right: standing James W. Pichert, PhD; Cindy Miller MSSW; Gerald B. Hickson, MD; sitting Jean Gaud-Jaeger, MS; Charles F. Fedderspiel, PhD.
February 13, 2026

30 years of changing health care culture: How Vanderbilt Health’s CPPA pioneered professional accountability 

Three decades later, CPPA is a cornerstone of health care culture transformation, around the U.S. and the world reaching hundreds of thousands of clinicians.

Two nurses in navy-blue scrubs stand in a hospital hallway, smiling and holding up blue Vanderbilt Health lanyards. Their visible ID badges read “Latoya” and “Kelly.”
February 5, 2026

Welcoming Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital into the Vanderbilt Health family: Photo gallery

Vanderbilt Health staff traveled from around the region for an Employee Welcome Event on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to greet new colleagues at Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, which officially joined the enterprise Feb. 2.