Ronald Alvarez Archives
Distinguished visitor
Aug. 4, 2022—Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, director of National Drug Control Policy visited Vanderbilt last week to learn about the Medical Center’s efforts related to child-maternal addiction care, the Firefly program and Team Hope.
VUMC, Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville collaborate to provide OB-GYN hospitalist care
Jul. 15, 2022—Expectant women in Clarksville, Montgomery County and the surrounding area will soon benefit from around-the-clock, enhanced medical care during their labor and delivery through a collaboration between Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville to establish an OB-GYN hospitalist program.
Vanderbilt Center for Women’s Health merges with Women’s Health Center of Lebanon
May. 24, 2022—Vanderbilt Center for Women’s Health will merge with Women’s Health Center of Lebanon (WHCL) on May 28, expanding access to care.
Alvarez named executive medical director for Performance Excellence
Aug. 30, 2021—Ronald Alvarez, MD, MBA, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named executive medical director for Performance Excellence for Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention (QSRP), serving as a physician leader for quality and safety measures.
Supporting ovarian cancer research
Aug. 19, 2021—Rocker George Thorogood recently made a donation to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) from the Marla Thorogood Memorial Fund for Ovarian Cancer Research.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center named to U.S. News ‘Honor Roll’ of Best Hospitals
Aug. 3, 2021—Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the only health system in the Southeast and one of only 20 hospitals nationwide to land a spot on the U.S. News & World Report's 2021-2022 Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals.
Physician volunteers assisting families of COVID patients
Jan. 21, 2021—Physicians from all specialties across Vanderbilt University Medical Center are volunteering their time to communicate daily with family members of patients in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center to acquire Nashville location of Baby+Company
Mar. 10, 2020—To provide additional maternity care and a full spectrum of birthing experience options for patients, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has announced plans to acquire the Nashville location of Baby+Company, a freestanding birthing center that emphasizes a family-centered, low-intervention approach to delivery for uncomplicated pregnancies.
Committee appointed for Department of Emergency Medicine chair search
Oct. 30, 2019—A 15-member committee has been appointed to conduct a national search for Vanderbilt's new chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Four named to OB-GYN association leadership posts
Jul. 19, 2018—Four members of Vanderbilt’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have been named to key leadership positions for several professional organizations.
Awareness, education goal of new HPV initiative
Mar. 8, 2018—Vanderbilt is at the epicenter of a human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancer epidemic, according to Ronald Alvarez, MD, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt.
Multi-center project seeks to reduce primary cesarean births
Dec. 7, 2017—Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is one of 24 institutions nationwide seeking to reduce the incidence of primary cesarean births through an initiative sponsored by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
