"No one ever expects something to happen to your own child."
Every year dozens of children die of heatstroke after being left, often accidentally, in a hot car
Children's Hospital safety expert makes clear: on bikes, skateboards or ATVs, helmets protect the brain
Drowning doesn’t look like the dramatic splashing or shouting that’s often depicted in movies or TV shows. It is silent.
Pam Spencer honored with inaugural Patient and Family Choice Award
DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries
Go to bed a little earlier than usual. Take a good look at the morning sun when you get up.
DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries
“I could be an example that there is a way to get better."
Sometimes emergencies happen – sick kids or school closings – that cause you to need backup childcare. VUMC offers employees a benefit through Care.com that gives you several options for backup care. With the Care.com benefit, VUMC employees receive up to 20 days (per fiscal year — July 1 through June 30) of subsidized backup childcare at home or at local, vetted childcare centers. Click here to learn more.
If you are enrolled in the Aetna Plus or Aetna Select VUMC health plans, you can pay zero out-of-pocket costs for pre- and post-natal care, certain spinal and joint surgeries and cochlear implants through the MyHealth Bundles program. Click here for more information.
