NEW: Message from Dr. C. Wright Pinson: The current state of COVID-19

Colleagues, While I would like to share in an update that things have turned a corner with COVID, we have reason to be concerned that the coming days and weeks will pose a significant challenge to hospitals here in Tennessee and across the nation. View...

NEW: Video: how to safely gather at the holidays

VUMC infectious disease experts, Tom Talbot, MD, and William Schaffner, MD, along with work/life relations expert Jim Kendall, LCSW, offer some advice for staying safe from COVID-19 during the holidays. View...

NEW: Guidance on continued appropriate PPE use: nitrile gloves

Another way we can impact PPE usage is by determining which departments or roles may be able to appropriately utilize vinyl instead of nitrile gloves. View...

NEW: Tennessee areas without mask requirements have higher death toll per capita

Tennessee areas where mask requirements were instituted over the summer have substantially lower death rates due to COVID-19 as compared to areas without mask requirements, according to a new analysis by Vanderbilt Department of Health Policy researchers. View...

UPDATE: Weekly COVID-19 statistics

A snapshot of some of the numbers that help tell the story of COVID-19 at Vanderbilt. View...

UPDATE: Clinician guidance on direct-to-patient telehealth

The decision to utilize telehealth is determined by the physician or advanced practice provider and the patient. The patient may choose a telehealth visit or in-person visit based on personal preference, subject to scheduling availability. View...

UPDATE: COVID-19 workforce exposure, post-infection and return-to-work guidelines

Exposure is defined as being within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. Look for any new onset of respiratory or flu-like symptoms, including cough, shortness of breath, loss of smell or taste (without other neurologic symptoms), diarrhea, sore throat, muscle aches, headache or fever/chills. View...

UPDATE: Non-work-related asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for VUMC employees expanded to include household members

The asymptomatic test samples will be collected at two locations: the Vanderbilt Executive Health & Wellness Clinic in Franklin, and in Medical Center East's "E-Pod," located on the second level of the East Garage. View...

NEW: VUMC ambulatory locations resuming cash collections

VUMC ambulatory locations are now approved to return to accepting cash payments in clinics. Staff accepting cash should use the same precautions (gloves) as when taking a credit card. View...

NEW: Surgery risk model proves invaluable during pandemic

When Gov. Bill Lee halted all elective, or scheduled rather than urgent, surgical procedures in Tennessee on March 19 in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 and conserve medical supplies and equipment, surgical and administrative leaders at Vanderbilt University Medical Center began seeking solid data to drive any future decision to safely restart these procedures. View...