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December 22, 2025

Vanderbilt Health lands on Becker’s 2025 ‘Great Hospitals’ list 

The hospitals recognized have earned top-tier outcomes and distinctions from leading ranking and awards organizations for outstanding performance across multiple specialties.

By Holly Fletcher
Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute dog Norman.
December 19, 2025

Norman, Pi Beta Phi facility dog, celebrates his 9th birthday and new book

Norman, Vanderbilt Health’s first facility dog, celebrated his 9th birthday recently, surrounded by his biggest fans and human and canine co-workers.

By Danny Bonvissuto
December 19, 2025

IACUC Chair Ron Emeson retires from decades-long career devoted to science, students and service

Emeson has been on the Vanderbilt University faculty for nearly 35 years and has led the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee since 2008.

By Leigh MacMillan
December 17, 2025

Life-changing tragedies bring burn team and patients together as ‘family’

The 25-bed Level 1 burn unit now averages over 600 admissions a year, and the adjacent burn clinic sees 3,000 outpatient visits a year.

By Craig Boerner
Vanderbilt’s Seth Karp, MD, testifies before a U.S. Senate committee Dec. 11.
December 15, 2025

Vanderbilt’s Seth Karp testifies about continuing need to increase organs available for transplant

More than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for an organ transplant, and about 13 people die each day waiting.

By Matt Batcheldor
December 15, 2025

Antibody research may lead to broadly protective flu vaccine

These findings could lead to the development of cross-reactive and neutralizing antibody therapies for individuals who are severely ill from the flu.

By Bill Snyder
December 15, 2025

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt named 2025 Leapfrog Top Hospital

This year, Monroe Carell is one of only 15 children’s hospitals nationwide to receive the Top Hospitals designation.
By Christina Echegaray
December 12, 2025

‘Tis the season to decorate safely at Vanderbilt Health — How to be festive without creating a fa-la-la-la fire hazard in the workplace

No matter how merry you feel, less is best in terms of office decor. Items should always be minimal, in good taste, in compliance with policy and not be a safety or infection risk to our patients and staff.
By Danny Bonvissuto
December 12, 2025

Lucy Spalluto and Jennifer Lewis awarded $1 million lung cancer screening grant

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, with incidence higher in veterans compared to the civilian population.
By Derek Scancarelli
December 12, 2025

How Scott Smith beat the odds to live a full life with hydrocephalus through over a dozen surgeries at Vanderbilt Health

The Tullahoma, Tennessee, native turned 60 this year — something that would’ve seemed like an impossibility when he was growing up with a neurological condition.
By Evan Dorian
December 12, 2025

Vanderbilt Health now offering patients a new treatment for sleep apnea

The bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation device is available to qualified patients who have not been able to benefit from CPAP.
By Evan Dorian
December 12, 2025

New DAISY Award display serves as a tribute to compassionate nurses

In the heart of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt hospital leaders recently unveiled a new display dedicated to honoring pediatric nurses who receive a DAISY Award.
By Christina Echegaray
December 11, 2025

Bobo Tanner is a standout in both name and personalized patient care

“Dr. Bobo Tanner is one of the most exemplary doctors that I've had the privilege to encounter during my lifetime.”
By Jill Clendening