Emergency Department
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Feedback sought on Emergency Department services
If you have been admitted to the Vanderbilt Emergency Department, your feedback is needed during a one-time meeting to take place in mid- to late-November. Read MoreNov 13, 2019
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My Southern Health: Bringing children to the emergency room
Taking a child to the emergency room can be scary, but being prepared can make the experience less traumatic. Read MoreAug 27, 2018
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Nursing education program making a difference in Guyana
VUMC nurses have developed and are administering a bachelor’s degree in emergency nursing program for nurses in the South American country of Guyana, the first of its kind in the region. Read MoreApr 5, 2018
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Saline use on decline at Vanderbilt following landmark studies
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is encouraging its medical providers to stop using saline as intravenous fluid therapy for most patients, a change provoked by two companion landmark studies released Feb. 27 that are anticipated to improve survival and decrease kidney complications. Read MoreFeb 27, 2018
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Emergency Medicine’s Wrenn leaves legacy of learning
Keith Wrenn, M.D., who for 25 years has been a leader in Vanderbilt’s Department of Emergency Medicine serving as its first and only residency director, is stepping down. Read MoreJul 20, 2017
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Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks
As the July 4th holiday weekend approaches, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are urging caution with consumer fireworks and suggest leaving these displays to the experts. Thousands of people, most often children and teens, are injured each year using consumer fireworks. Vanderbilt doctors annually treat burns and eye injuries… Read MoreJun 29, 2017
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Uninsured emergency department visits down after Medicaid expansion
Fewer uninsured patients are walking through the doors of Emergency Departments in states that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), even though the total number of visits has increased since 2014, according to an Annals of Emergency Medicine study released Monday. Read MoreJun 19, 2017
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Tennessee Poison Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center saved an estimated $8 million in taxpayer Emergency Department costs, study says
The Tennessee Poison Center, housed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, saved taxpayers of Tennessee an estimated $8 million last year by preventing unnecessary emergency department (ED) visits, according to a survey conducted by the Center. The survey asked people who phoned the Poison Center in July, “Would you have… Read MoreNov 2, 2016
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VPH unit enhances emergency psychiatric services for patients
The Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH) has opened a Psychiatric Assessment Service (PAS), combining two existing services into one secure location — a win for patients being cared for at VPH and their families. Read MoreAug 25, 2016
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Uninsured heart attack patients more likely to be transferred to another facility: study
A new study finds that uninsured heart attack patients are more likely to be transferred. Read MoreJun 9, 2016
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Study seeks to bolster outcomes for acute heart failure patients
With support from a three-year, $2 million research grant from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the American Heart Association are teaming up to study heart failure care in the Emergency Department. Read MoreMay 21, 2015
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Vanderbilt emergency physician offers tips for a safe New Year’s celebration
New Year’s Eve is expected to bring tens of thousands of revelers to downtown Nashville, and there will be thousands more at private parties and celebrations all over the region. Corey Slovis, M.D., chair of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt, knows that some of them will end up… Read MoreDec 30, 2014
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Powers helped launch ‘Nighthawk’ imaging service
Vanderbilt’s Thomas Powers, M.D., has learned to see exceptionally well in the dark. Read MoreJun 12, 2014
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Tim McGraw video filmed at VUMC wins multiple CMA Awards
The video for “Highway Don’t Care” by Tim McGraw, which was partially filmed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and included the participation of several Vanderbilt staff, has received the CMA Awards for both Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year. The announcement was made Wednesday… Read MoreNov 6, 2013
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New process for patient handovers from ED to units
Beginning Oct. 29, Vanderbilt University Hospital will use a new process for patient handovers between nurses in the adult Emergency Department and nurses on inpatient units. Read MoreOct 24, 2013
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Vanderbilt specialists urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks
Vanderbilt specialists are urging parents and children to leave the fireworks displays to the experts this Fourth of July. Children are often seen at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for a variety of injuries, including serious damage to eyes from bottle rockets, third-degree burns… Read MoreJul 1, 2013
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Preventable injuries filled Vanderbilt University Hospital last Memorial Day; Doctors urge safety on upcoming holiday
Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center urge safety with upcoming Memorial Day celebrations after a record-breaking number of trauma patients filled Vanderbilt University Hospital on this same weekend last year. In 2012 Vanderbilt’s Trauma Unit saw… Read MoreMay 24, 2013
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Vanderbilt, country superstar Tim McGraw share important message regarding dangers of distracted driving
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is raising awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving through the newly released video for “Highway Don’t Care,” performed by Tim McGraw and featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. Read MoreMay 9, 2013
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Slovis, Washington speak on behalf of VUPD at Legislative Plaza
Police Chief August Washington and Corey Slovis, chairman of emergency medicine, headed to Legislative Plaza to voice opposition to a bill in the Tennessee State Legislature that threatens the ability of the Vanderbilt Police Department to protect the campus. Read MoreMar 6, 2013
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Gunshot study inspires violence prevention program
This past fall, 150 sixth graders at Cameron College Prep middle school completed a violence prevention program that was the end result of an idea formed years before in a Vanderbilt University Medical Center operating room. Read MoreJan 17, 2013