Leadership Assembly Archives

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, discussed results of VUMC’s Culture Survey during the Leadership Assembly.

View highlights from February Leadership Assembly: Stabilizing our finances

Mar. 8, 2023—Watch the latest highlight from February’s Leadership Assembly, in which Dr. Jeff Balser, President and CEO, speaks to VUMC’s need to identify sustainable solutions to stabilize our finances. Your leader will ask you to participate in a Discover, Learn & Share session by Apr. 5. Be ready to share your great ideas on how we...

View highlights from February Leadership Assembly: “Join Us”

Mar. 7, 2023—In February’s Leadership Assembly Dr. Jeff Balser, President and CEO, encourages all VUMC employees to help identify great nurses to join our organization to help address significant staffing challenges, especially in our adult impatient areas. He also shared an incredible new video spotlighting VUMC’s nurses. Watch the 90-second highlight from Leadership Assembly here: vumc.org/elevate/stronger-together-2 If...

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, talked about the creativity and collaboration of VUMC’s workforce during the Leadership Assembly.

View highlights from February Leadership Assembly: Health care’s new reality

Mar. 3, 2023—In this first in a series of highlights from February’s Leadership Assembly, Dr. Jeff Balser, President and CEO, explains new realities facing health care today, including the industry’s changing financial picture, and how this is impacting VUMC. To help address the new financial environment, your leader will ask you to participate in a Discover, Learn...

Collaboration, creativity necessary for “Stronger Together” cost initiative: Leadership Assembly highlights

Feb. 23, 2023—February's Leadership Assembly explored the next stage of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s ongoing journey.

Regional growth spotlights ‘Join Us,’ workforce campaigns: Leadership Assembly takeaways

Nov. 14, 2022—Sustaining the Medical Center’s era of unparalleled growth throughout the region will be bolstered by new recruitment, retention, and career development opportunities.

Supporting ‘Team VUMC’: Leadership Assembly Highlights

Aug. 12, 2022—Growth across both Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the communities it serves spotlights the need to bolster collaboration and communication to efficiently provide care to patients and ensure well-being of the workforce, Medical Center leaders said during streaming of the August 2022 Leadership Assembly.

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, talks about initiatives underway to ensure that VUMC is an institution that represents diversity, equity and inclusion.

Leadership Assembly: Embarking on a transformational racial equity plan

May. 4, 2022—Vanderbilt University Medical Center leaders are launching a transformational effort to foster an inclusive environment to ensure people at all levels of the organization experience a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, talked about VUMC’s priorities moving into the next fiscal year at the February 2022 Leadership Assembly.

Efficiency, people and empowerment – Leadership Assembly takeaways

Feb. 16, 2022—February's Leadership assembly focused on multitude of trends, from higher patient volumes to economic inflation and a competitive labor market, require agility and emphasis on strengthening Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s supportive, empowered culture as COVID-19 ebbs and flows.

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, spoke of the importance of VUMC’s workforce in this week’s Leadership Assembly video presentation.

Leadership Assembly takeaways: Speaking up makes a difference

Nov. 4, 2021—The importance of supporting Vanderbilt University Medical Center's workforce is highlighted in this quarter’s Leadership Assembly theme, “Speaking Up, Lifting Up,” which is focused on strategies to amplify well-being.

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, discusses VUMC’s top priorities during this week’s Leadership Assembly.

Digital growth, improvements, vaccinations: Leadership Assembly takeaways

Aug. 5, 2021—Vanderbilt University Medical Center completed its first full fiscal year of the COVID-19 era having achieved remarkable outcomes in digital health, growth and quality because of consistently strong performance from its workforce.

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, discusses VUMC’s commitment to community during this week’s Leadership Assembly.

Flexibility, trust: Takeaways from Leadership Assembly

May. 6, 2021—The flexibility and adaptability of Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been center stage as the pressures of COVID-19 and ongoing strategic imperatives have transformed how and where care is delivered.

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, talks about the many challenges VUMC has faced during the past year at this week’s Leadership assembly. (photo by Donn Jones)

Take care of you: 5 Takeaways from Leadership Assembly

Feb. 18, 2021—In the 351 days since the COVID-19 Command Center opened to steer Vanderbilt University Medical Center through the pandemic, the workforce stepped up and contributed, keeping the health system on track to deliver care even as the landscape quaked with new challenges.