NEW: VUMC adult hospital prepares for surge of COVID-19 admissions

As of April 9, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital (VUAH) had admitted 79 patients with COVID-19, 55 of those admitted had subsequently been discharged, and 3 patients had died. Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital had admitted 10 patients with COVID-19, none had died, and one had subsequently been discharged. View...

NEW: VUMC groups unite to sanitize N95 masks with ultraviolet light

A group of physicians, nurses and representatives from multiple areas throughout Vanderbilt University Medical Center came up with a process in less than a week to safely and effectively sanitize used N95 respirators -- critically important personal protective equipment (PPE) used to protect health care workers and others during the COVID-19 pandemic. View...

NEW: Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital steps forward in COVID-19 community crisis response

In collaboration with the Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Department of Military and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, the hospital accepted transfer of 25 residents of a nursing home impacted by a COVID-19 outbreak. View...

NEW: Surveillance is key to monitoring employees exposed to coronavirus

The Occupational Health Clinic monitors employees who've had close contact with anyone positive for COVID-19: patients, co-workers, family members, roommates. Within 6 feet of a COVID-19 carrier for more than five minutes is considered close contact. View...

NEW: Vanderbilt Health COVID-19 hotline to scale back hours of operation

The Vanderbilt Health COVID-19 hotline, which had been operating from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Central Standard Time, seven days a week, will reduce its hours to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., effective Saturday, April 11, due to a decrease in demand. View...

NEW: Guidance regarding alternative platforms for teleconferencing and telemedicine

The current VUMC solutions for conducting teleconferences are Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom. For telemedicine visits, the solutions are Zoom's HIPAA-compliant telemedicine solution and several applications which were specifically identified by CMS. View...

NEW: Well-being Navigator supports VUMC employees during COVID-19

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Well-being Navigator, which can be found under the Health and Wellness homepage, is a one-stop source of information designed to encourage and support VUMC employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. View...

NEW: This week's Good Job Report

"You are saving the world. Keep looking up. We are going to make it." View...