NEW: Vanderbilt Health offering COVID-19 vaccine to patients and public

According to the Tennessee Department of Health, everyone ages 16 and older in Tennessee is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is continuing to operate mass vaccination sites on the main campus at Light Hall and at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. View...

REMINDER: Masks continue to be required throughout VUMC's campuses

While Metro Davidson County and surrounding counties have relaxed masking requirements, employees, patients and visitors to VUMC's campuses should continue to mask. View...

UPDATE: Employee screening guidelines changed

The VUMC employee entrance screening process has transitioned to employees self-monitoring for COVID symptoms. View...

NEW: Same day COVID-19 vaccinations now available for patients

Patients can schedule a vaccine appointment through My Health at Vanderbilt, or if they are not yet vaccinated and have clinic visits in MCE, TVC, DOT or OHO, they can get vaccinated on a walk-in basis. View...

UPDATE-: Hotel stay program wraps up

VUMC's popular hotel stay program was launched in the spring of 2020 as a way to offer Vanderbilt employees working with or near patients a temporary housing option near the Medical Center's main campus. After nearly a year of serving the Vanderbilt community, the program ended on March 31. View...

NEW: U.S. government reserves supply of COVID-19 antibody cocktail discovered at VUMC

The U.S. government has reserved up to 700,000 doses of a monoclonal antibody cocktail against the COVID-19 virus discovered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and developed by AstraZeneca, officials have announced. View...

REMINDER: VUMC ID badges required for on-campus access and beneficial to safety

An important way to help ensure the safety of Vanderbilt University Medical Center's workforce and patients is for all employees to clearly wear their Identification badge. VUMC ID badges are required on each of the health system's campuses. View...

NEW: COVID recovery includes long stay, ECMO and double-lung transplant

Zach Lloyd was only 37 years old with no pre-existing health conditions, but COVID-19 was bringing him within an inch of his life. View...

NEW: Investigational vaccine to be tested against COVID-19 variant

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in a national phase 1 clinical trial in healthy adults of an investigational vaccine against the B.1.351 variant of the COVID-19 virus that was first identified in South Africa. View...

NEW: Study shows new COVID target could improve vaccines

Despite an impressive vaccination effort that exceeds 2 million shots a day, rates of COVID-19 are again on the rise in several parts of the United States, as is the spread of highly transmissible variants of the virus. View...

REMINDER: Blood drives continue to meet critical need; antibody testing available

For a limited time, the American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, providing donors insight into whether they have been exposed to this coronavirus. A list of upcoming dates and times for blood drives across VUMC locations can be found here. View...

REMINDER: Stay connected: vumc2go gets easier way to download, events calendar

The latest version of vumc2go -- the workforce's internal news mobile app -- makes it easier for VUMC employees to download the app, connect with virtual events around the health system and track their COVID-19 vaccine appointments. View...