Brentwood’s Compassus First in Nation to Receive CHAP Age-Friendly Care Certification for Hospice

Apr 13, 2023 at 03:25 pm by Staff

  Home-based health care provider awarded special distinction for exemplary care model   BRENTWOOD – Compassus, a leading national provider of home-bas.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Performs First Open Heart Surgery

Apr 13, 2023 at 03:08 pm by Staff

  Last week, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford reached a significant milestone by performing the first open heart surgeries in the county.   “This acc.... Read More

Reflections on the Last 1,154 Days

Apr 13, 2023 at 11:42 am by Staff

  By Brianna Zink, RN, MSN    1,154 days after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) was first declared, it will come to an end.  While this i.... Read More

VUMC-Led Trial Shows Two Investigational Drugs Are Ineffective for Treating Severe COVID-19

Apr 11, 2023 at 05:27 pm by Staff

  Despite the success of vaccines for preventing COVID-19, and of drugs for treating the disease, outcomes for severely ill patients admitted to the hospital remains poo.... Read More

Doctor Shortages Distress Rural America, Where Few Residency Programs Exist

Apr 11, 2023 at 09:42 am by Staff

  Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News   Anger, devastation, and concern for her patients washed over Dr. Bridget Martinez as she learned that her residenc.... Read More

No-Cost Preventive Services Are Now in Jeopardy. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Apr 11, 2023 at 09:32 am by Staff

Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News    When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional a popular part of the Affordable Care Act that ensures no-cost prevent.... Read More

Improving Early Identification and Screening of Mental Illness

Apr 11, 2023 at 09:15 am by Staff

By Dr. Thomas Young Early identification of mental illness has long been a struggle. To this day, mental illness remains highly stigmatized, so individuals are often hesitan.... Read More

Lessons in Preventing Button Battery Injuries

Apr 11, 2023 at 08:55 am by Staff

  Patti L. Ellis, RN, CPHRM, Patient Safety Risk Manager II, The Doctors Company According to a study published in Pediatrics, it is estimated that between 2010 an.... Read More

The Big Squeeze: More Enrollees and Smaller Networks Plague Some ACA Plans

Apr 11, 2023 at 02:11 am by Staff

Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News    The Affordable Care Act may be struggling with its own success. Record enrollment over the last two years brought more consum.... Read More

Monaci named Executive Vice President for Adult Ambulatory Operations

Apr 11, 2023 at 01:51 am by Staff

  by John Howser Wendy Monaci, MBA, Vice President of Regional Ambulatory Services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named VUMC’s Executive Vice P.... Read More