Message from Dr. Jeff Balser, President & CEO, about the increase in COVID patients and VUMC's employee vaccination requirement

Dr. Jeff Balser talks about the importance of protecting the safety of our patients and each other from the delta variant, and the requirement for all VUMC employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have an approved exemption by Sept. 30. View...

Read the transcript from Dr. Balser's video message

I'm sure all of you have concerns about the status of the pandemic, as VUMC and hospitals across the country are once again seeing a significant surge in COVID-19 patients needing admission and in many cases ICU level care. Here's what we know. In just the last week, new cases in Tennessee have risen over 200%. At VUMC, our admissions have grown remarkably -- we are now managing nearly 100 patients between the main campus and our regional facilities. View...

VUMC requiring full COVID-19 vaccination for all employees by Sept. 30

All Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees will be required to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption from this requirement by no later than Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, as a condition of employment. As announced previously, prior to requiring vaccination for all employees, VUMC leaders will be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or exempted by no later than Sept. 15, 2021. View...