Department of Emergency Medicine Archive — Page 1 of 12
-
February 6, 2026
Vanderbilt Health to lead expanded multisite study of immunomodulation in long COVID
The public health burden of long COVID is estimated to be the largest seen from an emerging disease in the past century, yet there remain no effective interventions. -
November 25, 2025
Patient care + commanding convoys = satisfaction for VUMC nurse Erik Glover
C-Pod nurse commands a Tennessee-based U.S. Army Reserve unit -
November 4, 2025
Kendra Parekh named to key education leadership roles for VUMC and VUSM
Parekh succeeds Kyla Terhune, MD, MBA, who was named Senior Vice President for Education at the American College of Surgeons, effective Nov. 1. -
October 30, 2025
Close to Home: How specialized pediatric services are transforming Middle Tennessee
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center is the only distinct pediatric emergency department and dedicated inpatient unit outside of downtown Nashville. -
September 25, 2025
Vanderbilt University Hospital’s Adult Emergency Department serves the region’s critically ill
Vanderbilt Health System’s emergency departments cared for more than 221,000 patients in the fiscal year that ended June 30. -
August 6, 2025
Study demonstrates burden of potentially preventable hospitalizations for pneumococcal pneumonias among adults in Tennessee and Georgia
Community-acquired pneumonia refers to a case of the disease contracted without prior exposure to a health care setting. -
June 17, 2025
Rapid follow-up limits emergency department crowding, ‘boarding’
At Vanderbilt University Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center, ED arrival volumes have increased 8% over last year. In response, there's a newly developed rapid follow-up program for patients who can be referred safely to outpatient clinics for evaluation and treatment.