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We wanted to share this beautiful moment that was captured by a staff member when members of our team spent a few extra minutes on our helipad praying for their unit, Vanderbilt employees, patients and families & all of our colleagues around the world taking care of patients.
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We love hearing @DollyParton sing "vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vacciiiiiiiinnnnne” on our campus today, just before she got hers. Dolly’s generous support helped fund early research at Vanderbilt Health into what is now a vaccine that’s helping end the pandemic. THANK YOU, DOLLY!
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Hi Georgia. This is not hospital overflow. These gurneys are in place at VUMC for COVID-19 preparedness. We feel it’s better to be prepared than not.
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What a fitting end to 2020 as our resident infectious disease expert, Dr. Bill Schaffner, gets his 1st dose of the #pfizer vaccine. Here's to a happier 2021 for all of us! #hello2021 #goodbye2020 @vumc_insights
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Social distancing has proven to be one of our most effective strategies to combat the coronavirus causing COVID-19. We're working closely with & fully support actions of @CDCgov @TNDeptofHealth @NashvilleHealth & @JohnCooper4Nash who have our community's well-being front of mind.
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Starting today, as we move through this latest COVID-19 surge, we will begin sharing this graphic each week. Our goal is to help everyone understand the value of vaccination. These totals reflect inpatients across our health system.
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We're pleased to announce that, starting today, we've returned to pre-COVID infection prevention guidelines ... including making masks optional for our employees, patients and visitors except in limited circumstances. Learn more here: spr.ly/6014OKeLy
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Today's "VUMC Day of Silence for Black Lives" will last 8 hours & 46 minutes for the 8 minutes & 46 seconds that George Floyd was fighting for his life with an officer's knee on his neck. Hundreds of our team members will kneel for 8 minutes 46 seconds at a time in solidarity.
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This is what caring looks like. Please join us in rising to the challenge and wear a mask.
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The @TODAYshow story behind the viral photos of our team members in their show of support for each other, our patients, their families and colleagues all around the world: spr.ly/60121xmIj
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As we head into the weekend, we leave you with this thought from Vanderbilt's Dr. David Aronoff:
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Our weekly summary of hospitalizations for #COVID19 shows increasing total hospitalizations and a striking difference between those who have been fully vaccinated and those who are not.
Find a vaccine site close to you: spr.ly/6019yLaCh
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Calling her a pandemic savior may be a slight exaggeration. But Dolly's generous support helped fund early research at Vanderbilt Health into what is now a promising vaccine to help end the global COVID pandemic. @DollyParton #covid #covidvaccine
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We’re doing all we can to reduce the risk of #COVID19 in our community. All Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees will be required to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption by no later than Thurs, Sept. 30, as a condition of employment. spr.ly/6012ymYxA
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JOIN US IN STAYING HOME THIS HOLIDAY: A few of our team members shared their plans for the holiday. If they aren't working to help patients at the hospital, they will all be staying home. This is so important this year. Please help us slow the spread and stay home.
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center named to nation’s ‘Honor Roll’ of top hospitals by @usnews spr.ly/6014Dv6gQ via @VUMChealth
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**This video may make you cry** COVID-19 ICU Nurse Allie Santullo fights back tears as she shares about caring for her patients & imploring each of us to take action by wearing masks, social distancing & not gathering in large groups. Please watch this brave, honest video and RT
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As active COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Tennessee, we join other hospitals in the Nashville Metropolitan Area in speaking together about the challenges we all face: spr.ly/6013Gf0kc
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We’re still gladly accepting hand-sewn mask donations for VUMC & Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. If you sew and have time on your hands while staying safer at home, here’s how you can help: spr.ly/61811QH2b
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Saline has been used in medicine for more than a century. But landmark studies published today in @NEJM could make saline as a routine IV fluid in the hospital a thing of the past. spr.ly/6017DR75N #healthcare #meded
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Three cheers for Vanderbilt LifeFlight, which has been named the air medical program of the year by the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS).
Read more here: spr.ly/6015H3wuS
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Thank you, @NashvilleScene, for honoring health care workers, including ours, as Nashvillians of the Year: spr.ly/6019HM4lD
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The #COVID19 #vaccines give us hope that we'll be able to end this pandemic in the coming months. This video was developed for our workforce, but this is so important, we hope others find it helpful as well. spr.ly/6019HOV9c
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"We write today with an appeal to all Tennesseans. The deadly COVID-19 pandemic is surging once again in our state." Please read this full open letter from your area health-care systems: spr.ly/6016Hyn2O
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Sharing our exciting first full day of COVID-19 vaccinations of our frontline employees with a few photos. Read more about the vaccine rollout here: spr.ly/6011HREqX
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The vaccine works. People are getting infected after having the vaccine but the overwhelming number need to to into the hospital are not vacciated. We're not seeing people who had the vaccine who don't have weakened immune systems in the hospital to treat their COVID. Period.
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center released a statement June 9 about the public concerns of a surgery resident. vanderbilthealth.com/main/52…
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VUMC fully supports @NashvilleHealth's Safer at Home Order, directing all residents of Nashville and Davidson Co. to stay inside their homes, limit movement outside home beyond what's necessary for essential needs. Know the rules.
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Coach Corbin is inviting you to the All 4 Lou Showdown, a two-game baseball series featuring @VandyBoys, @BelmontBaseball, and @BisonBaseball on 3/14 and 3/21. Get your tickets by visiting spr.ly/60133N3P3.
@nashvillesounds @FirstHorizonPrk @vucommodores @LiveLikeLou4
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The road back to music & tonight’s #GRAMMYs for @NatalieGrant shows why it’s so important to find the right cancer expert for the job. Thank you @tennessean for sharing her story & the role our surgeon was honored to play in her outcome. spr.ly/6017D3yoS
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VUMC performed more heart transplants in 2020 than any other center in the world: 124 adult hearts, 23 pediatric hearts and VUMC’s first heart-lung transplant since 2006. spr.ly/6018HXp0j
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An important message regarding COVID-19 vaccination from our CEO Dr. Jeff Balser: spr.ly/6014HT2JG
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Vanderbilt Vaccine Center researchers have built a “toolkit” for rapidly identifying antibodies to the novel coronavirus. They're teaming w/ other groups in worldwide effort to quickly develop treatments to protect people exposed to COVID-19. spr.ly/60151Q3iR
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Our longtime partners @PredsNHL and @PredsFoundation are just one of the many partners we're thankful for during these trying times! They donated 600 Chick-fil-A & Frothy Monkey meals, joined us for virtual patient visits, and provided Dunkin' coffee! More:spr.ly/6012122rm
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As we resume services that had been delayed or paused, our primary concern is safety – protecting our patients, families & staff. We’ve implemented a host of new safety practices to help our patients get the care they need: spr.ly/6011GDxSW spr.ly/6010GDxSm
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We're cautiously hopeful about the numbers we release today. Our overall number of patients hospitalized for COVID are down -- but by just a smidge. The burden on hospitals and their caregivers is still high, and frontline health care workers still need your support and kindness.
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Are you ready for your mind to be blown?
Brent Savoie, MD, JD, is an associate professor of Clinical Radiology and Radiological Sciences by day and a digital artist by night.
The results are breathtaking—take a look at his artwork here!
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Emerging vaccines offer hope that we can end the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months. In our continuing video series on COVID-19 vaccines, @VUMChealth infectious diseases expert Dr. William Schaffner explains mRNA vaccines.
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Our hearts are with the families impacted by the shooting at the Covenant School & our frontline team members who are hurting. We are grateful for their courageous efforts & those of first responders. We know parents are struggling & hope this helps: spr.ly/6012O8uOC
ALT Blue graphic with the Vanderbilt Health logo. Text reads: How to talk to children about mass shootings.
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Dr. Jeffrey Upperman (@PedsTraumaMan), surgeon-in-chief of @VUMCchildren, has been appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters by the U.S. Secretary of Health @SecBecerra and @HHSGov 🎉 👏
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Congratulations to @KimrynRathmell, new chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief for the Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and Clinics. spr.ly/6010Gl9dA
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“Mayor Cooper’s Safer at Home Order will save lives,” said Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. (2/3)
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We’ve got @VandyFootball @Coach_Lea cooking something up in the kitchen. Tonight, he’s kicking off a new series called Cooking with Coach, in partnership with @vucommodores, to share healthy eating options. See what he’s whipping up: mysouthernhealth.com/recipe-…
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Dr. Jeff Balser, President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses the tremendous pressure the current #COVID19 surge is placing on our hospitals and how we’re responding as a team across Vanderbilt Health: spr.ly/6011yFBPc #tennessee #delta #surge
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Vanderbilt mourns the loss of our friend and colleague, Pierre Massion, MD of @VUMC_Cancer. He was an internationally known expert on early detection and prevention strategies for lung cancer, and will be missed by all who were lucky enough to know him.
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Sad to hear of the passing of Nobel laureate Stan Cohen. His discovery of EGF and EGFR set the stage for many modern targeted #cancer therapies. A brilliant man. The world and Vanderbilt are better because of him. @VUMC_Insights @VUMC_MD via @Tennessean spr.ly/601519p0b
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We’re still gladly accepting hand-sewn mask donations for VUMC & Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. If you sew and have time on your hands while staying safer at home, here’s how you can help: spr.ly/61811QH2b
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Dr. @alexjahangir is director of Orthopaedic Trauma at @VUMChealth and has also done us proud as the chair of the @MetroNashville Coronavirus Task Force. Today, he received his #COVID19 vaccine and had these words about the pandemic in Tennessee.
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We are seeing a steady rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, which is especially concerning as we head into flu season.
Vaccinations to protect you and your family against COVID-19 and the flu are more important than ever.
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AN EXCITING DAY 🎉 VUMC began vaccinating its front-line caregivers for COVID-19 today.
Learn more here: spr.ly/6018Hulig #VUMCrocks #gotvaccine #covid19
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center has again been named to Forbes magazine’s list of “Best Employers for New Graduates.”
VUMC was one of only seven Tennessee employers — and the only health care entity in the state — to make the 250-member list. spr.ly/6017G7DzN
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The more we wear masks, the sooner we can all get back to doing what we love. #MoreMasksLessSpread
Your Metro Nashville Task Force Healthcare Partners encourage you to mask up – for yourself and others.
#WearAMask #Nashville #Tennessee #covid19
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"My compassionate doctors were the best of the best - they even played my music in the operating room during my surgery," says @NatalieGrant, who is now cancer-free! Is there a doctor you want to thank this #DoctorsDay? Share your story & make a donation: bit.ly/VHdoctorsday
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We’re still gladly accepting hand-sewn mask donations for VUMC & Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. If you sew and have time on your hands while staying safer at home, here’s how you can help: spr.ly/61811QH2b
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Vanderbilt study finds areas without mask requirements have larger increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations spr.ly/6016GC3qs via @vumchealth
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We’re still gladly accepting hand-sewn mask donations for VUMC & Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. If you sew and have time on your hands while staying safer at home, here’s how you can help: spr.ly/61811QH2b
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"I remember having a patient who was struggling to breathe because of the virus. She reached for my hand and just begged me not to let her die..."
Meet Brooke Robertson, one of our nurses in our COVID-19 ICU. Please watch and RT this short video of Brooke. #covidsecondwave
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Vanderbilt University & AstraZeneca sign agreement: AstraZeneca to advance 2 coronavirus-neutralizing antibodies, discovered by Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, to clinical development as potential #COVID-19 prevention/treatment. spr.ly/6017GK9vc
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Couldn't agree more, @alexjahangir - Happy Thanksgiving!
As I walk into @VUMChealth this morning, I am thankful for all of the healthcare workers and first responders who are here today to ensure that the injured and ill in our community are cared for. I wish you all a safe and wonderful thanksgiving.
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We're pleased to announce @JaneFreedmanMD will join us as director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine & physician-in-chief of @VUMC_heart. She will become the first woman to lead our Division of Cardiology: spr.ly/6012HnOxo
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This week, we celebrated the renaming of Dixie Place to Vivien Thomas Way – in honor of the Black surgical pioneer who contributed substantially to cardiac surgery – with an outdoor ceremony & quick photos to commemorate the occasion. Read more here: spr.ly/6012HLx5O
ALT The city street that runs between the Medical Center’s Central Garage and the Oxford House building on 21st Avenue South has been renamed Vivien Thomas Way.
ALT The committee that lead the effort to rename Dixie Place gathered for a quick group photo at Monday’s event to celebrate the renaming. The city street will now be known as Vivien Thomas Way.
ALT Dr. Andre Churchwell, VUMC Chief Diversity Officer, greets Vivien Thomas’ granddaughter Marcia Rasberry-Smith at the event to honor the renaming of Dixie Place to Vivien Thomas Way.
ALT Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, VUMC President and CEO and dean of the School of Medicine, speaks at the event to honor the renaming of Dixie Place to Vivien Thomas Way.
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We are deeply saddened by the death of George Floyd and the events that have unfolded in our community and others. At VUMC, our mission is healing — for everyone, regardless of their skin color, resources or story. Our president & CEO's message: spr.ly/6013G1TwT
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Woot woot!
MT @VUMC_Cancer Excited to celebrate Dr. Pietenpol on her Science of Oncology award at #ASCO24. She gave a great presentation centered on the multidisciplinary team at Vanderbilt-Ingram that enabled her work in #breastcancer focusing on #TNBC. @VUBasicSciences
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Vanderbilt Vaccine Center researchers have built a “toolkit” for rapidly identifying antibodies to the novel coronavirus. They're teaming w/ other groups in worldwide effort to quickly develop treatments to protect people exposed to COVID-19. spr.ly/60111QJ09
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“By following the order, we can reduce the number of people who need hospitalization all at once, enabling us to manage the coming COVID-19 patients while also serving people with many other conditions, like heart disease & cancer, who will continue to need us.” -Dr Balser (3/3)
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We thank @NIH for this vital support. For VUMC alone, this has meant a total of $1.4 billion in research grants in the past 5 fiscal years.
#Tennessee received $549 million in #NIH-funded research support in FY2018: bit.ly/2JT4ya1 #NIHinYourState
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"We're your neighbors... When you call us heroes you put us apart, but we are your community. We are in your community. We need your support."
COVID-19 ICU Nurse Neil Stinson urges the community to remember that we are all in this together. Watch his compelling message. #covid19
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Vanderbilt has lost Richard Light, MD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care, who died May 11. A world-renowned expert in pleural disease, Dr. Light was “almost unique in his place in medical history." spr.ly/6018yD7Cp
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Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are playing a key role in the development of a potential new antiviral drug to treat COVID-19. spr.ly/60151L6XL
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"I remember having a patient who was struggling to breathe because of the virus. She reached for my hand and just begged me not to let her die..."
Meet Brooke Robertson, one of our nurses in our COVID-19 ICU. Please watch and RT this short video of Brooke. #covidsecondwave
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An important update from our president and CEO about the current impact of #COVID19 and our ongoing commitment to our highest calling: caring for our people and our patients. spr.ly/6014ysWaM #GetVaccinated #VaccinesSaveLives
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Today is International Women’s Day, a global day dedicated to celebrating women & the achievements they've made. Like Katie Coate, PhD & Jeeyeon Cha, MD, PhD, two researchers who recently lead a study on the interaction of COVID-19 and diabetes. Tag a woman you're proud of today!
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VUMC statement regarding article in @DukeChronicle about @eugenegu, Duke graduate and Vanderbilt surgery resident: spr.ly/6018DKkp2
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"We're your neighbors... When you call us heroes you put us apart, but we are your community. We are in your community. We need your support."
COVID-19 ICU Nurse Neil Stinson urges the community to remember that we are all in this together. Watch his compelling message. #covid19
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VUMC fully supports @NashvilleHealth's Safer at Home Order, directing all residents of Nashville and Davidson Co. to stay inside their homes, limit movement outside home beyond what's necessary for essential needs. Know the rules.
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Exciting news! We're partnering with @GEHealthcare to leverage to the power of AI to improve #cancer care. #immunotherapy
NEW: A partnership between @VUMCHealth and @GEHealthcare will create AI-powered apps to enable safer and more precise #immunotherapies
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The Vanderbilt Transplant Center (VTC) established a new record in calendar year 2021 for total solid organ transplants, performing 645 life-saving procedures and surpassing VTC’s previous record of 611 transplants in 2020. spr.ly/6016K1jKk
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It is so NICE to see the Nashville community wearing masks. It shows just how much you love this city & care about the safety of others. Keep up the good work! Your Metro Nashville Task Force Healthcare Partners encourage you to mask up – for yourself & others. #NashvilleNice
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More than 6,500 hand-sewn cloth masks have been donated & distributed to VUMC staff & visitors, but we’re still in need. Today, we're starting a new donation drive: 10,000 Masks in 10 Days. Mask-making instructions and donation details here: spr.ly/601412zG4
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Having a pharmacist on care team helped type 2 diabetes patients better manage medication, blood sugar: ow.ly/Ov5XZ
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As we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, we are proud to spotlight Black employees from our workforce. Today, we are pleased to feature Devyn Myles, Supervisor of End User Services. Read more: spr.ly/6018KMnRe
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An alarming number of pregnant #COVID19 patients were hospitalized here in August, many admitted to ICU. We urge all women to read & share this important message: spr.ly/6018yxx8j and to watch this video: spr.ly/6016yxx8w about the #COVID19vaccine
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We continue to be hopeful as the number of overall patients hospitalized for COVID are down again this week. However, the number of people in ICU care and on ventilators rose this past week, and most are unvaccinated against COVID-19.
Find a vaccine: spr.ly/6183yCzEX.
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A new Vanderbilt analysis shows that COVID-19 death rates have been substantially lower in areas of our state that instituted mask requirements over the summer: spr.ly/6011HDWWV
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Read how Vanderbilt & @DollyParton helped an early COVID-19 survivor get answers to her questions and helped others with the disease in the process: spr.ly/6016G7FSe @nytimes
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We are proud to have been named one of the 2023 Best Hospitals for Pediatrics by @Money and @LeapfrogGroup!
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We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of offers to help our team fight COVID-19. Here’s how you can help us with hand-sewn face masks in an efficient & safe way. Please disregard other posts you may see on social media & use this instead: spr.ly/60151Qy8L
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The world's #1 heart transplant program is closer than you think.
Read more about the Vanderbilt Transplant Center: spr.ly/6011ydJqL
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COVID-19 long-acting antibodies discovered by Vanderbilt University Medical Center move to phase 3 clinical trials spr.ly/6017Gf5B7 via @vumchealth
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VUMC researchers are leading a new study of the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes #COVID-19, within households in #Nashville. spr.ly/6014GusoO
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Our cardiac surgery team performed Tennessee’s first total artificial heart implantation Wednesday, on a 56-year-old man with congestive heart failure. Surgeons removed the man's heart, replacing it with a mechanical device. spr.ly/6185DN1yz
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Congrats to our colleagues at @VUMCchildren who are tied for #1 Children's Hospital in Tennessee and the Southeast! Thank you @usnews for the incredible honor. Learn more here:
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An engineering team from @VanderbiltU and VUMC have created an open-source ventilator design. They're currently on “version two” of the prototype and hope to move into the final prototype phase soon. spr.ly/60151I9p3
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VUMC is leading a clinical trial to understand if hydroxychloroquine, a well-known drug used for malaria & rheumatologic conditions, is safe & effective in treating hospitalized adults with COVID-19: spr.ly/60131LucU #covid19 #coronavirus
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For 40 years, Kimberly Newsom has played a critical role in keeping @VUMChealth on the cutting edge of discovery.
Congratulations to Kim, Senior Research Specialist and lab manager for the Pietenpol Laboratory, and thank you for your service! @VUMC_Cancer
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VUMC Statement Regarding Surgery Resident's Concerns: spr.ly/6016DcYkY
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