Monkeypox testing available for eligible VUMC patients

Sep 05, 2022 at 04:16 pm by Staff

by Jill Clendening The Molecular Infectious Disease Lab (MIDL) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is now offering in-house monkeypox polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diag.... Read More

Critical care skills sharpened at VUMC Nursing ‘Boot Camp’

Sep 05, 2022 at 04:14 pm by Staff

by Matt Batcheldor About 200 nurse practitioners and physician assistants from around the country gathered at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel from Aug. 23-24 for the 11th annual ACNP/.... Read More

Residency programs receiving national accolades

Sep 05, 2022 at 04:10 pm by Staff

by Craig Boerner Residency programs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are being recognized among their peers for consistently high rankings by outlets such as U.S..... Read More

A new mechanism for lupus

Sep 05, 2022 at 04:09 pm by Staff

by Leigh MacMillan Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) — the most common form of lupus — is an autoimmune disease that causes widespread inflammation and tissue da.... Read More

New protocol moves pediatric ED patients to primary care clinic

Sep 05, 2022 at 04:08 pm by Staff

by Jessica Pasley For the past two decades, hospitals have seen an uptick in the number of patients using emergency departments for non-urgent care. This practice has led to.... Read More

Blood cancer progression

Sep 05, 2022 at 04:06 pm by Staff

by Leigh MacMillan Approximately one-third of patients diagnosed with the blood disorder myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) will progress to secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAM.... Read More

NRC Health Honors Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West for Top Ratings in Patient Loyalty

Sep 02, 2022 at 10:27 pm by Staff

NASHVILLE — Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West was named to the fifth-annual NRC Health Top 100 Consumer Loyalty list—the loyalty-based hospital rankings reco.... Read More

LifePoint Health Promotes Monica Bowman to Senior Vice President of Physician Services

Sep 02, 2022 at 10:14 pm by Staff

  Brentwood – LifePoint Health®, a diversified healthcare delivery network dedicated to its mission of Making Communities Healthier®, today announced.... Read More

High-Touch, Tech-Enabled Care Guides Resolve Barriers to Accessing Health Care for Tennessee’s Most Vulnerable Population

Sep 02, 2022 at 09:52 pm by Staff

  By Greer Myers, President, Guideway Care   In the quest to provide every Tennessee resident the opportunity to live a healthy life, it appears that despite Tenn.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Executive Receives National Award for Health Care Strategy 

Sep 02, 2022 at 10:41 am by Staff

  NASHVILLE – The Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD), a professional membership group for health care marketers, communicators, plan.... Read More