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VUPD Community Service Officer Samuel M. Burrell looks on as Billie Parks and her mother, Anna Parks, pass through one of the new weapons detection installations at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
April 8, 2024

New equipment to enhance security at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Beginning April 18, all Monroe Carell employees, patients, families, learners, and visitors will pass through the detection screening technology at all three hospital entrances.

By Christina Echegaray
March 5, 2024

CDC changes community COVID-19 isolation guidance; does not change guidance for Vanderbilt Health employees, patients or facilities

February 27, 2024

Attestation language for service by house staff to be updated March 6

February 16, 2024

New Patient and Visitor Code of Conduct to be implemented

A new Patient and Visitor Code of Conduct addressing acts of mistreatment and discrimination is now in effect at Vanderbilt Health’s hospitals and clinics.

By John Howser
February 2, 2024

View highlights from January Leadership Assembly: Mutual Respect policy

December 28, 2023

Occupational Health offers guidance about when to return to work after sickness

November 9, 2023

Reminder: Refusal of Care Policy effective Nov. 15

October 16, 2023

New Refusal of Care Policy to be effective Nov. 15

August 8, 2023

Employees should familiarize themselves with VUMC’s social media policy

July 26, 2023

Reminder: update and complete emergency operations department subplans

June 27, 2023

VUMC statement on the use of generative AI

June 21, 2023

Teams reminded to register patient assistance programs

Clinical programs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center routinely provide various forms of patient assistance must comply with one or more exceptions to federal laws that prohibit providers who serve federal health care programs from inducing patients, especially Medicare and Medicaid patients, to seek care with a specific hospital, health system or provider.
By Paul Govern
May 31, 2023

Latest VUMC-wide Policy & SOP Bulletin (March) now available in PolicyTech

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