Daily Archives: May 3, 2018
Lanes closed on 21st Avenue South Saturday
Ridesharing options for employees include carpooling, vanpooling
Vanderbilt University Medical Center provides compelling options for employees who want to share a ride to and from work. Whether it’s by carpool or vanpool, ridesharing allows commuters to conserve the environment, share fuel costs and reduce wear and… Continue reading
Go for the Gold step one, Compass Health Assessment, now available
Event set to launch “All of Us” personalized medicine initiative
The All of Us Research Program, which aims to accelerate the prevention and treatment of illness through precision medicine with the help of a million or more research participants across the United States, officially opens for national enrollment Sund… Continue reading
Deadline for signing up for discounted CSA membership is May 4
VUMC is partnering with the Rooted Community Health Initiative to offer employees access to a CSA (community supported agriculture), to get local, seasonal produce directly from a farm in the area. Continue reading
Iroquois Steeplechase ready to ride on May 12
New Breast Health Cool Springs clinic makes debut
Patients at high risk for developing breast cancer can now be seen by a team of breast health experts in Cool Springs. The VU Breast Health Cool Springs clinic, located at 324 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite B, Franklin, provides a range of medical services … Continue reading
Accreditation enhances care for rare pulmonary disease
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is now a fully accredited Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Foundation Clinical and Research Centers Network site, one of 40 in the United States and Canada. Continue reading
The inside story of how the “Today” show surprised a VUMC nurse on the air
When the “Today” show began planning its “Thank a Nurse” series, “Today” producer Jennifer Long called VUMC’s News and Communications office about featuring Olivia Neufelder. But as I talked to the producer, I realized it wasn’t going to be an average … Continue reading