Daily Archives: April 26, 2018

“My Southern Health”: Distracted driving — one family tells its story

My experience is that, for the most part, very few people take this epidemic of driving distractions seriously until it impacts their own lives, just as it did ours. Continue reading

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Health Plus observes Health and Fitness month in May

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“Haute in the Hospital” displays custom gown designs from Children’s Hospital artists

“VUMC Voice”: Many hands are required to decorate a gown, just like many hands are required to care for a patient. Continue reading

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Nolensville Walk-In Clinic to open April 30

Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center are opening a fifth walk-in clinic in Williamson County, providing Nolensville residents and those in the surrounding area with care closer to home. Opening Monday, April 30, the new facility joins existi… Continue reading

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Health Plus Mindful Break video available for viewing

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Get ready to take the VUMC Culture Survey May 1

The survey is your opportunity to express how you feel about your managers, VUMC’s senior leadership, organization pay, benefits, training and career development. Continue reading

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Kathy Keck of Transplant Center wins 2018 Administrative Professional Award

For Kathy Keck, lead administrative assistant in the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, going the extra mile is part of the job. It is that mindset that garnered Keck the 2018 VUMC Administrative Professionals Award. Continue reading

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Wilkins takes key role in national “All of Us” precision medicine effort

Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, has played a major role in the development of the national All of Us Research Program, an ambitious effort led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to accelerate the prevention and treatment of illness through precisio… Continue reading

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New report shows prevalence of autism rising in U.S.

The prevalence of U.S. children with autism spectrum disorder is now 1 in 59, according to new estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading

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