Monthly Archives: August 2020

All people must wear a mask while on Vanderbilt University Medical Center campus. Masks are required in cafeterias, food courts, break rooms, research labs, conference rooms, bathrooms, elevators, waiting rooms — everywhere. Continue reading →

If you notice this type of discomfort from any PPE use, first remove yourself from patient care.
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This year’s effort by Vanderbilt University Medical Center to protect its people from influenza will be the most important in a century. With COVID-19 already prevalent, consuming precious health care resources, endangering lives, and so far, killing m… Continue reading →

We need everyone’s help to manage one of the highest COVID-19 risk activities: being in a shared space without proper social distancing. This risk gets worse when people remove their mask while eating and drinking. Continue reading →

Vanderbilt’s Cody Hamilton, RN, BSN, is a nurse in the COVID Intensive Care Unit. He recently delivered a powerful message about the importance of masks to members of the Metro Nashville Police Department. Continue reading →

Vanderbilt University Public Safety will conduct a test of the AlertVU emergency notification system on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 2:30 p.m. Continue reading →

The August Leadership Assembly includes updates from Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of VUMC and Dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and C. Wright Pinson, MBA, MD, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Health System Officer… Continue reading →

Bradley’s clinical interests include abdominal wall reconstruction, hernia (inguinal, ventral, incisional, flank and epigastric), biliary disease/gallbladder, diaphragmatic hernia, and sports hernia/athletic pubalgia. Continue reading →