‘Nashville’
The Sycamore Institute
Sep. 10, 2018—The Sycamore Institute exists to help policymakers, the media, and the public understand how complex public policy issues affect Tennesseans. Our work focuses on state budget and fiscal policy, the vast realm of issues related to health and well-being, and the many ways in which they connect. The Sycamore Institute launched in 2015 with a...
American Heart Association
Sep. 10, 2018—The American Heart Association has grown into the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. A shared focus on cardiovascular health unites our more than 33 million volunteers and supporters as well as our more than 3,400 employees. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide, and stroke ranks...
HCA
Sep. 10, 2018—HCA Healthcare is committed to delivering healthcare as it should be: patient-centered and for the good of all people, no matter their circumstance. To achieve this, we must be active; we must be kind. We must work with integrity, share our skills and never stop learning. Exceptional health care is built on a foundation of inclusion, compassion...
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Huntington’s Disease Center
Sep. 7, 2018—The Vanderbilt Huntington’s and Chorea Clinic offers compassionate, personalized care including family, insurance, and disability support as well as personal and general support groups.
Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center
Sep. 7, 2018—The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center (VSCC) provides state-of-the-art comprehensive care for injured athletes of all ages and levels of play. They offer a full range of services for the injured athlete, including visits with a neuropsychologist, neurosurgeon, primary care sports medicine physician, and various exams. Their mission is to provide quality care for athletes with sports related...
Vanderbilt Universtiy Medical Center
Sep. 7, 2018—Managing more than 2 million patient visits each year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is one of the largest academic medical centers in the Southeast, and is the primary resource for specialty and primary care in hundreds of adult and pediatric specialties for patients throughout Tennessee and the Mid-South. Through the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, VUMC is...
The Advisory Board
Sep. 7, 2018—The Advisory Board Consulting and Management office in Nashville, Tennessee, houses their transformational work on physician alignment, accountable care strategy development, physician practice management, and consulting services.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbit Head and Neck Cancer Program
Sep. 7, 2018—Head and neck cancers start in the tissues and organs of the head and neck. Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is nationally recognized for head and neck cancer care and one of the Southeast’s leading cancer treatment centers. Whether it’s early-staged cancer or cancer that is advanced and complex, we provide the expert, personalized care you need. ...
Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
Sep. 7, 2018—The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability is dedicated to working for older Tennesseans and adults with disabilities by providing leadership and guidance for a system that promotes health, dignity, independence, and security through an array of community and in-home services, the protection of rights, and the implementation of best practices.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Emergency Department
Sep. 7, 2018—The Vanderbilt Emergency Department offers 24/7 care to thousands of patients each year. We are Nashvilles only academic medical center with a Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Stroke Center and Lifeflight service.
MidSouth Practice Transformation Network
Sep. 7, 2018—The MidSouth Practice Transformation Network is a partnership between the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and the Safety Net Consortium of Middle Tennessee. MidSouth engages clinicians across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas in the process of transformation with the overall goal of providing patients with higher quality care and better clinical outcomes at lower cost through...
Veteren’s Affairs, TN Valley Healthcare System
Sep. 5, 2018—At the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, they strive to be only the best! Working with and for America’s veterans is a privilege, and they pride themselves on the quality of care they provide. By working for the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, you’ll have access to a wider range...
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Sep. 5, 2018—Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. They treat and help prevent all health issues ranging from colds and broken bones to heart disease and cancer. The world-class facilities at Children’s Hospital are a testament to the community’s dedication to the health of children. Constructed in 2004,...
Vanderbilt Movement Disorders Clinic
Sep. 5, 2018—The Movement Disorders Clinic focuses on the evaluation and management of patients with movement disorders. Areas of particular expertise include Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, spasticity, gait disorders and tremor. The Vanderbilt Parkinson’s Disease Clinic has been recognized by the Parkinson’s Foundation as a Center of Excellence.
Healing Trust
Sep. 5, 2018—The Healing Trust was formed from the sale of Baptist Hospital to Ascension Health/St. Thomas Health Services in 2002. Since then, they have given over $79 million in the Middle Tennessee community. Based on the terms of the sale, over $34 million was granted to Baptist Hospital to support a variety of their programs. Programs...
Lantana Consulting Group
Sep. 5, 2018—Lantana Consulting Group provides services and software for standards-based health information exchange. They have built our expertise through more than a decade of involvement in standards development and deployment. They focus on design and implementation of Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) and Fast Healthcare Interoperable Resources (FHIR) compliant systems, including validation, document management, authoring, data conversion,...
Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program
Sep. 5, 2018—The Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) Program is a parent-to-parent intervention that targets economically disadvantaged and geographically and/or socially isolated families with children birth to age 3. The program is designed to improve health and child development among these families. MIHOW employs parents from the local community as outreach workers and role models, who...
Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
Sep. 5, 2018—The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance develops and supports collaborative initiatives. It has provided opportunities for collaboration between Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and for collaboration with projects in the community. The elimination of health disparities is a major focus of Alliance projects.
Narus Health
Sep. 5, 2018—Narus Health began as a personal journey and became a business. A journey that began in 2012 as Michael Burcham witnessed, first-hand, the challenges a family member faced as they were battling cancer. He kept thinking ‘there must be a better way.’ At Narus Health, they are all committed to a common purpose – to...
Siloam
Sep. 5, 2018—Siloam Family Health Center began as a tiny, volunteer-driven, primary care clinic in the Edgehill neighborhood. Today it is a vibrant, health ministry with a beautiful 12,000 square foot facility, a staff of 36, over 300 volunteers, dozens of collaborating partners, and roughly 5,000 individual patients who come from all over Middle Tennessee. As a...
TennCare
Sep. 5, 2018—TennCare is the state of Tennessee’s Medicaid program that provides health care for approximately 1.4 million Tennesseans and operates with an annual budget of approximately $12 billion. TennCare members are primarily low-income pregnant women, children and individuals who are elderly or have a disability. TennCare covers approximately 20 percent of the state’s population, 50 percent of the state’s births, and 50...
Axial Healthcare
Aug. 27, 2018—The mission of axialHealthcare is to improve the wellbeing of patients in pain and mitigate opioid misuse, while creating value for our partners. When patients experience an episode of acute or chronic pain, finding the providers most qualified to help with their conditions can be difficult and may leave them suffering with underlying symptoms. When...
Mid-South Practice Transformation Network
Jul. 27, 2016—The MidSouth Practice Transformation Network is a partnership between the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and the Safety Net Consortium of Middle Tennessee. MidSouth engages clinicians across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas in the process of transformation with the overall goal of providing patients with higher quality care and better clinical outcomes at lower cost...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee–Corporate Internship Program
Jan. 11, 2016—BlueCross’ Corporate Internship Program allows college students and recent graduates the opportunity to work in a professional environment while gaining practical skills and experience. The program is designed to also assist in the development of future talent. Who is eligible? college students who’ve completed at least two years of school recent college graduates students enrolled...
Tennessee Department of Health
Jan. 5, 2016—The Tennessee Department of Health‘s mission is to protect, promote and improve the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee. TDH has facilities in all 95 counties and provides direct services for more than one in five Tennesseans annually as well as indirect services for everyone in the state, including emergency response to health threats, licensure of...
Soles4Souls
Nov. 12, 2015—Soles4Souls is a not-for-profit global social enterprise committed to fighting poverty through the collection and distribution of shoes and clothing. Since 2006 Soles4Souls has collected and distributed 26 million pairs of shoes to those in need in 127 countries around the world and all 50 states in the U.S. It was founded as a disaster relief organization after philanthropists...
Siloam Family Health Center
Aug. 6, 2015—Siloam Family Health Center began as a tiny, volunteer-driven, primary care clinic in the Edgehill neighborhood. Today it is a vibrant, health ministry with a beautiful 12,000 square foot facility, a staff of 36, over 300 volunteers, dozens of collaborating partners, and roughly 5,000 individual patients who come from all over Middle Tennessee. As a...
Safe Kids Cumberland Valley
May. 28, 2015—Safe Kids Cumberland Valley includes representatives of public safety, children’s health agencies, public policy servants, community organizations, businesses and community members who work together to keep kids safe across 41 counties in Middle Tennessee. Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations dedicated to providing parents and caregivers with practical and proven resources to protect...