VUMC Staff Wellness Check-In is underway
The VUMC Staff Wellness Check-In is underway. This quick 5-minute survey is VUMC's chance to hear from staff members on what resources are working in their area to help them cope during this recent COVID-19 surge and what additional support is needed to help all of us continue to make a difference for all our patients across the region. View...
COVID booster information for VUMC employees
One convenient and easy way to get your booster as an employee is at a vaccination event called Boosta-Palooza. The event will take place Oct. 5-8 at VUMC's Nashville campus in an outdoor tent between Light Hall and the Veterans Administration Hospital (VA). Other events at other locations will also be available. View...
Children's Hospital's Meg Rush testifies before Congress on pandemic's impact on children
As the nation grapples with how to support children through the COVID-19 pandemic, Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, spoke to several members of Congress recently and painted a vivid picture of the toll the virus has taken on children in Tennessee and at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. View...
VUMC sees critical blood shortages
Due to the pandemic, there is a critical shortage of blood and blood products. The American Red Cross reports that individual donations and blood drives held by businesses and organizations are down drastically. To help, VUMC employees and the surrounding community can donate blood at one of the twice-weekly American Red Cross blood drives across several different VUMC locations. View...
City of Tullahoma honors staff of Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital for pandemic care efforts
On Sept. 23, Tullahoma, Tennessee, government officials conducted a parade of city vehicles that included police cars and fire trucks to Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital (VTHH) to recognize staff members for their dedicated effort to care for the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. View...
Campaign thanks our workforce for dedication to patients and each other
Earlier this month, Vanderbilt Health launched a brand communications campaign -- called Caregivers Need Care, Too -- designed to thank our workforce for their dedication to their patients and to each other during challenging times. View...
This week's VUMC COVID hospitalization statistics
A weekly update on how many COVID-19 patients are in VUMC's hospitals, how many are in intensive care, and how many are unvaccinated. View...
DNA podcast, season 2, episode 6, "Step It Up: We Need Clinical Trials -- and They Need Us," is live
The fervor around COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutics research put clinical trials on center stage. Now experts want to seize this moment to explain why we need clinical trials. And that they definitely need us to participate. View...