Daily Archives: December 30, 2020
VUMC acquires Tennova’s Shelbyville and Tullahoma hospitals from CHS, and is now partnered with Tennova Clarksville Hospital
Leaders of Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced today the acquisition of Tennova Healthcare-Shelbyville and Tennova Healthcare-Harton hospitals and their related businesses, including physician clinic operations and outpatient services, from … Continue reading
A “Healthier You” webinar: Top Coronavirus Questions Answered
UT Southwestern’s Rosen up next in Discovery Lecture Series, Jan. 14
Michael Rosen, PhD, professor and chair of Biophysics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, will discuss mysterious cellular compartments known as “biomolecular condensates” during the next web-based Discovery Lecture. Continue reading
Important reminder: Report 2020 contributions to outside retirement plans by April 1, 2021
Health Sciences Education Grand Rounds on educational quality improvement set for Jan. 11
Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Research Center retreat set for Jan. 5
First-person essay: Doing my part to end the pandemic
Kevin Johnson, MD, MS, FAAP, FACMI: The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” In that spirit, please allow me to be vocal, opinionated, hopeful and forgiving. Continue reading
Health Plus begins new year with new Health Risk Assessment
As temperatures go down, the chance for injury from heaters goes up
Many heating sources for homes and businesses have the potential to create fire and electrical hazards, said Purnima Unni, Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Program manager at Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Continue reading
VUMC sources quoted in New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, more
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Continue reading