Daily Archives: April 23, 2019
Salk Institute’s Hunter’s Discovery Lecture is this afternoon
Tony Hunter, PhD, an internationally recognized leader in the study of cell growth control, will deliver the final spring Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, May 2. Continue reading
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VUMC’s health purchasing collaborative saves participants significant costs — part of it at a small hospital in Minnesota
Alomere Health, a 99-bed hospital in rural Alexandria, Minnesota, is bucking a trend — thanks in large measure to its participation in the Vanderbilt Health Purchasing Collaborative (VHPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Ce… Continue reading
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Patient Experience Week: Celebrating our commitment to our patients and each other
Every interaction with each other, our patients, and their families is an opportunity for personalized care and service. Continue reading
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Flag-raising ceremony honors organ donors, families
Eighty individuals donated the gift of their organs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center last year, more than any other hospital in the nation, and they and their families were saluted on April 16 at the 10th annual Donate Life Flag-Raising Ceremony. Continue reading
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Donna Oates of Dermatology wins VUMC’s Administrative Professional of the Year award
When asked about her day-to-day work priorities, Oates talks about interactions among colleagues and about service. “It’s so important to find the joy of saying hello, calling each person by his or her name,” she said. Continue reading
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Veterans with gastroesophageal reflux disease needed for study
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Employee Health and Fitness Day celebration is tomorrow
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VUMC named among “100 great hospitals in America”
Becker’s Hospital Review has once again named Vanderbilt University Medical Center as one of the “100 great hospitals in America.” Continue reading
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“Journey to a Healthy Life” presentation is May 2 in Light Hall
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Study merges big data and zebrafish biology to reveal mechanisms of human disease
In a series of studies that volleyed between large databases and research in zebrafish, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered a link between vascular biology and eye disease. Continue reading
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