The nearly 9-foot-tall, 1,500-pound, aluminum sculpture has served as the logo for the hospital since 1971, and now those iconic paper dolls are getting a dose of rehab therapy. Watch a timelapse video of the removal!

Vanderbilt Health’s clinical care and support program for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorder has served 27 pregnant patients at VWCH, with the goal of serving 50-100 patients annually.

Over the next three months, more equipment will be upgraded, including intensive care hospital beds, patient room furniture, labor and delivery beds, baby bassinets, and hospital transport chairs.

“The investment isn't only in the Wilson County of today — it’s in the physicians this community will need in 2050,” said Program Director Missy Scalise, MD.

The celebration honored safety coaches, Good Catch and Safety Superhero recipients.

At least 11% of older surgical patients — roughly 3 million people annually — have MCI, a condition linked to progression to Alzheimer’s disease.

Vanderbilt Health’s Chief Patient Experience Officer and Chief of the Division of Otology and Neurotology will serve in the position until April 2027.