Daily Archives: November 11, 2020

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 tas… Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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… Continue reading →