NEW: Message from Dr. C. Wright Pinson on gratitude, persistence and dedication
As we begin a new week, it is very uplifting that 43 COVID-19 patients have been discharged so far and six patients have come off the ventilator! I express my appreciation to many individuals and groups across our organization that continue to dedicate themselves during this difficult time. View...
NEW: Guidelines for repeat COVID-19 testing
Repeat testing of COVID-19 negative inpatients should be reserved for patients who the clinician has a continued high index of suspicion in the presence of a negative COVID-19 test result, a negative respiratory pathogen panel (RRP), and a lack of alternative diagnosis. View...
NEW: FAQs for sitters attending suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients
What type of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) does a sitter need to wear when working with a suspect or confirmed COVID-19 patient? View...
NEW: Study aims to shield health workers from COVID-19 infection
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is playing a key role in a national effort to establish a registry of U.S. health care workers and test whether the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) will protect them, their patients and their families from COVID-19. View...
NEW: COVID-19 information materials translated into Spanish and Arabic
Patients who speak and read Spanish or Arabic now have VUMC COVID-19 information translated into their language. View...
NEW: Vanderbilt team develops COVID-19 predictive model for Tennessee
A team including health economists, epidemiologists and a biostatistician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University are amassing and processing data to develop a complex predictive model of the spread of COVID-19 within Tennessee. View...
NEW: VUMC faculty publish advisory memos to aid COVID-19 response
A group of Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty are developing advisory documents to assist the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The memos cover critical components of any state, local or federal response to the pandemic, from effective data collection and clinical considerations, to key public health strategies for combating the spread of COVID-19. View...
NEW: Scenes from VUMC show changes and dedication in COVID-19 planning and reaction
The Medical Center mobilized to care for COVID-19 patients while continuing to care for each other as colleagues. A collection of photographs show some of the changes at VUMC as we navigate these unusual days. View...