VUMC's masking guidance simplified

Masking is required in all areas of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, including all clinical, non-clinical, research and public areas. View...

COVID-19 asymptomatic admission testing guidance to change

Due to the rising number of cases due to the delta variant, VUMC will resume SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic testing for all patients upon admission effective Thursday, Aug. 12, including those patients who have been fully vaccinated. View...

William Schaffner and Tom Talbot discuss delta variant, vaccines and where we go from here

In this video, William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, and Tom Talbot, MD, VUMC's Chief Hospital Epidemiologist, discuss the latest information about COVID-19. View...

Information from VUMC Laboratory Services about personal COVID tests

Asymptomatic employees and patients who desire testing for COVID-19 for non-medical, non-work related issues, such as personal travel, may wish to explore usage of at-home COVID-19 tests. View...

Infectious Diseases-COVID consult service to begin Aug. 12

Starting Aug. 12, a new consultative service will be available to assist with the evaluation and management of hospitalized COVID-19 infected patients. View...

Does your mask irritate your face? Doctors offer ideas to keep your skin healthy.

Face masks protect others, protect the wearer, and can prevent the spread of disease, including COVID-19. Some people, though, experience some skin irritation associated with wearing a mask. View...

Flulapalooza is back, live and in person, on Sept. 22

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's one-day mass vaccine event is back in person this year. Flulapalooza will be held on Sept. 22, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in an outdoor tent between Light Hall and the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital. View...

Angela Malik named chief nursing officer of Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital

Malik comes to Vanderbilt from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Memphis, where she has served as chief nursing officer/associate director of Patient Care Services. View...

New Clinician Spotlight: Sonya Reid

Reid's research focuses primarily on health disparities in breast cancer, young-onset breast cancer and hereditary breast cancer with a particular interest in genomic differences that may be contributing to racial survival gaps. View...

VUMC sources quoted by New York Times, Washington Post, NBC News, more

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...