Reporter April 17 2020
Faculty Awards honor teaching, research, clinical excellence
Apr. 15, 2020—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has announced the 2020 faculty awards for Excellence in Teaching, Outstanding Contributions to Research and Extraordinary Performance of Clinical Service.
VUMC seeks plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 patients
Apr. 14, 2020—Vanderbilt University Medical Center is recruiting volunteers who have tested positive for COVID-19 and fully recovered to donate plasma to help those who are currently ill with the virus as part of a new research study.
Nashville Predators donate 600 meals to employees at Children’s Hospital
Apr. 13, 2020—The Nashville Predators hockey team, longtime supporters of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, donated 600 Chick-fil-A meals to feed hospital employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
VUMC adult hospital prepared for surge of COVID-19 admissions
Apr. 10, 2020—As of April 9, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital (VUAH) had admitted 79 patients with COVID-19, 55 of those admitted had subsequently been discharged, and three patient had died. Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital had admitted 10 patients with COVID-19, none had died, and one of those admitted had subsequently been discharged.
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital steps forward in COVID-19 community crisis response
Apr. 10, 2020—On March 30, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) was part of a Unified Command Response to support relief efforts for a crisis in Gallatin, Tennessee — a region northwest of the hospital’s location in Lebanon.
