Monthly Archives: April 2020

For the continued safety of VUMC staff, faculty, patients and visitors, effective Monday, May 4, the COVID-19 screening guidelines for all individuals entering a VUMC facility will expand to include both temperature and symptom check. Staff or faculty … Continue reading →

Many patients and clinicians were unfamiliar with the idea of completing a medical appointment remotely when COVID-19 social distancing requirements resulted in Vanderbilt Health rapidly transitioning appointments to telehealth. However, clinicians qui… Continue reading →

Effective Friday, May 1, all staff, faculty, patients and visitors will be required to wear a cloth/fabric mask in all common areas at VUMC facilities. Specific guidelines are on the coronavirus website. All patients and visitors should be informed to … Continue reading →

Patient information: “We want you to get the care you need while avoiding infection during your visit to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. We will do our part to prevent infection. And we need you to do your part, too.” Continue reading →

A preliminary look at data from hospitalized adults diagnosed with COVID-19 in a randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the investigational antiviral remdesivir is showing promising results. Continue reading →

Effective April 30, VUMC will expand COVID-19 testing to patients undergoing some surgical procedures. The expansion will be phased over the coming weeks depending on testing capacity and is another expanded guideline to minimize the exposure to COVID-19 Continue reading →

Starting May 1, VUMC will expand COVID-19 safety procedures to include required universal masking. Universal masking is defined as “All workforce members, patients, and visitors will be required to wear a cloth/fabric face mask or procedural /surgical … Continue reading →

In order to minimize the risk of spread of COVID-19 to our patients and each other, practices to distance from one another are essential. Continue reading →

After serving Middle Tennessee as state-recognized COVID-19 assessment and testing sites, Vanderbilt Health’s walk-in clinics stand ready to care for minor illnesses and injuries again. Continue reading →