LifeFlight

McKinney appointed to Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board

Vanderbilt LifeFlight’s Jared McKinney, MD, has been named by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to the state Emergency Medical Services Board.

Tennessee Advanced Communications Network expands to include state hospital systems

Vanderbilt University Medical Center to be an early adopter as a hospital system integrating the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network into its existing network of emergency providers for redundancy communications in the event of a disaster.

LifeFlight personnel train on advanced cardiac devices

Vanderbilt LifeFlight personnel recently received training on using advanced cardiac devices in transport settings, devices that were historically found only at hospitals like VUMC.

A new policy on helium balloons outdoors at VUMC is intended to enhance safety for LifeFlight personnel and the patients they transport.

Helium balloons banned outdoors to protect LifeFlight personnel, patients

The use of helium balloons outside is now prohibited on VUMC’s downtown campus to provide enhanced safety for Vanderbilt LifeFlight’s team and the patients they transport.

Helium balloons no longer permitted outside on VUMC’s downtown campus

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital becomes county’s first trauma center

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) has received approval as a state-verified provisional Level III Trauma Center, making it the first and only hospital able to provide this higher level of care in Wilson County.

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