Assisted Living Facilities Pressed to Address Growing Needs of Older, Sicker Residents

Dec 05, 2022 at 06:41 pm by Staff

  By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News   Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs of older adults and should focus more on residents&r.... Read More

The Veltmeyer Stem Cell Therapeutic Protocol

Dec 05, 2022 at 02:26 pm by Staff

  By James D. Veltmeyer, MD   Stem cell therapy is the future of medicine.  However, why is it not revolutionizing medicine right now? Let me explain..... Read More

Improving awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance is crucial

Dec 05, 2022 at 04:14 am by Staff

  by Jessica Pasley Antimicrobial resistance is a global health emergency with antimicrobial-resistant infections causing nearly 5 million deaths in 2019, according to.... Read More

New radiology order priority options go live in January 2023 at VUMC

Dec 05, 2022 at 04:11 am by Staff

by Leigh MacMillan The radiology order entry system in eStar will be updated to allow providers to choose from four options — based on a patient’s medical needs &.... Read More

Vanderbilt mourns loss of surgical leader Beauchamp

Dec 05, 2022 at 04:02 am by Staff

  by Jill Clendening R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD, former chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and surgeon-in-chief of Vanderbil.... Read More

Pediatric nursing leader Krause set to retire

Dec 05, 2022 at 03:53 am by Staff

  by Christina Echegaray After nearly four decades of service to children and families, Kathie Krause, MSN, RN, NNP-BC, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer for Monroe Carell.... Read More

Scheel joins Radiology with emphasis on planetary, global health

Dec 05, 2022 at 03:51 am by Staff

  by Holly Fletcher John Scheel, MD, PhD, MPH, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences as an associate.... Read More

Health Policy Chair Buntin transitioning to create Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling at Johns Hopkins

Dec 05, 2022 at 03:48 am by Staff

  by Jill Clendening Melinda Buntin, PhD, Mike Curb Professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is leaving June 30,.... Read More

VUMC receives national certification for Parkinson’s disease care

Dec 05, 2022 at 03:46 am by Staff

  by Paul Govern Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently became the nation’s second health care organization to receive The Joint Commission’s (TJC) G.... Read More

Community Health Systems Announces Wayne T. Smith to Retire as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

Dec 05, 2022 at 03:30 am by Staff

Smith will continue to serve as non-executive Chairman of the Board FRANKLIN - Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) announced that Wayne T. Smith will retire from hi.... Read More