Vedala Brothers Bring Personality and Podcast to NRHS

providers, we want to engage and provide our patients with the tools necessary to take their health back into their hands. The patient and provider relationship has always been built on mutual trust and open communication.”

The first release of episodes will include topics including mental health, oncology, men’s health, Medicare and more.

Norman Regional Health System's Krishna Vedala, MD and Raghuveer Vedala, MD, FAAFP are launching a podcast this summer to help educate the community about medical subjects, current events in the healthcare industry, health system news, and exciting projects and events.

Vital Visions with the Vedala Brothers is a project that the physicians have wanted to start for a while, dating back to their days in medical school. They are hoping to normalize conversations between patients and physicians, and to help patients gain the confidence to take concerns to their doctors.

The Norman Regional physicians will use the podcast to help patients start conversations with their primary care provider about difficult questions they may be having: quitting smoking, weight gain, mental health and more. No topics are off-limits, as the Vedala brothers hope to foster open communication for improved patient-centered care.

Dr. Krishna Vedala shared, “We have always been inspired by how our community has always risen together in the face of natural disasters and tragedies. As primary care

Dr. Raghuveer Vedala stated, “Podcasts can be a powerful tool, breaking down barriers by delivering valuable information and inspiring stories to their listeners. Our goal with Vital Visions is to embrace communication and harness the power of podcasts to provide our Norman Regional community a product that reverberates beyond that clinical encounter. And anyone can access it whenever they want. “

“We’re excited to be providing this unique project to our patients and community,” Emily Alinger, Digital Media Coordinator for Norman Regional Health System said. “We felt that it was important to make our mark as the first health system in our region to launch a system wide podcast, and the Vedala brothers were perfect for this new endeavor.”

If you have any questions or topics you would like discussed on a future episode, email VitalVisionsPodcast@nrh-ok.com. If you wish to remain anonymous, please note it in body of the email.

Keep an eye on Norman Regional’s social media pages and website to find out when the episodes go live! Vital Visions with the Vedala Brothers will be available wherever you get your podcasts.