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Survey Sparks: Malignant hyperthermia

Part of a series of Joint Commission readiness tips. For more information, go to: https://www.vumc.org/mysite/ Continue reading

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SHARE Center presentation on creating an equitable work environment set for Jan. 15

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VUMC sources quoted in The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, CNN, more

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Continue reading

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Courtyard Cafe offers “walking tacos” this week

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A story of Christmas past: Carols being sung by a choir and a Vanderbilt nurse saving a life

The Sunday before Christmas, Patricia Wright, RN, was in church to hear her mother sing in the choir. Then she heard a call for help. Continue reading

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Study recruiting COVID-19 survivors for plasma donations

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Martin Luther King Jr. morning program, lecture set for Jan. 18

The sixth annual VUMC MLK Morning Tribute Program will take place Monday, Jan. 18, via Zoom. All employees are invited to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Continue reading

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Heather Jackson aims to improve lives, no matter where she serves

She was honored with the Five Pillar Leader Award at the latest virtual Leadership Assembly. Continue reading

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Jane Freedman named director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Jane Freedman, MD, will join VUMC as director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the physician-in-chief of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, effective Aug. 1. She comes to Vanderbilt from University of Massachusetts Memorial Hear… Continue reading

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VUMC mourns loss of otolaryngologist and surgeon Russell Ries

William Russell Ries, MD, professor of Otolaryngology and Carol and John S. Odess Professor of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died Jan. 5. He was 67. Continue reading

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