Daily Archives: March 23, 2020

Preschoolers in the Metro Nashville Public Schools district are more quickly being identified as having a communication disability thanks to a new partnership between the district and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Continue reading →

The endoscopic technique uses a smaller incision in a wrist wrinkle, which often means less time spent in the operating room, a lower risk of wound-healing complications and a return back to regular activities sooner. Continue reading →

Some of the most recent updates for nurses about VUMC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please continue to use VUMC’s COVID-19 website as the official source for all information and resources. Continue reading →

Those who are discharged to home without a COVID-19 diagnoses are provided with this outline of how to care for themselves and protect others. Continue reading →

A how-to guide for patients to connect with their VUMC providers via telehealth. Continue reading →

As COVID-19 continues community spread across Middle Tennessee and beyond, we want to address concerns related to pregnant healthcare workers. Continue reading →

People look to Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a trusted, authoritative source for health information, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you identify yourself on social media as a member of VUMC’s workforce, it is important that you u… Continue reading →

I want to express my appreciation to all members of our workforce for the enormous amount of progress that has already taken place, and for efforts ongoing as we continue to ready our health system for what will be some very challenging days ahead due … Continue reading →

Effective immediately, there will be a change in the process required to be granted an exemption/accommodation from direct patient care duties which would put certain VUMC personnel at high risk for adverse outcome if infected by the coronavirus. Continue reading →

To mitigate disruptions of service, it is recommended that employees are ready and able to implement their respective downtime procedures. Continue reading →