Monthly Archives: April 2020

A team including health economists, epidemiologists and a biostatistician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University are amassing and processing data to develop a complex predictive model of the spread of COVID-19 within Tennessee. Continue reading →

What type of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) does a sitter need to wear when working with a suspect or confirmed COVID-19 patient? Continue reading →

Repeat testing of COVID-19 negative inpatients should be reserved for patients who the clinician has a continued high index of suspicion in the presence of a negative COVID-19 test result, a negative respiratory pathogen panel (RRP), and a lack of alte… Continue reading →

As we begin a new week, it is very uplifting that 43 COVID-19 patients have been discharged so far and six patients have come off the ventilator! I express my appreciation to many individuals and groups across our organization that continue to dedicate… Continue reading →

A group of Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty are developing advisory documents to assist the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The memos cover critical components of any state, local or federal response to the pandemic, from effective data… Continue reading →