The Monroe Carell transport team is best known for bringing babies to the hospital. Sometimes, though, the journey goes home.

The first of its kind in the region, the Neonatal and Pediatric Transport team launched under the direction of Mildred T. Stahlman, MD, a neonatal medicine pioneer who created the first modern NICU in 1961. The goal: to give babies a fighting chance.

The first patient day is Sept. 9. Facial Plastic Surgery, Rhinology, Sleep Surgery, Pediatric Otolaryngology and General Otolaryngology will all see patients at the new clinic.

As Vice President of Risk and Insurance Management for VUMC, Gonzalez will be responsible for continuously evaluating and improving the Medical Center’s performance.

She will be responsible for managed care contracting on behalf of the VUMC enterprise including the Medical Center’s clinical facilities, Vanderbilt Medical Group, along with its affiliates and joint ventures.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Tennessee’s largest health benefit plan company, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Tennessee’s major quaternary health care provider, announce a new long-term network agreement.

Since July 1984, LifeFlight has made 76,942 flights and transported 80,118 patients. It’s transported another 37,133 patients since its ground transport program began; critical care ground transports number 4,188. This is the ever-expanding legacy: mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, wives, husbands, children and grandparents — alive. Explore an audio clip, map and more.