COVID is squeezing hospitals in Tennessee so tight, some of the region’s largest medical centers have declared themselves completely full. And the state is trying to help ease the pressure, to the degree it can.
Vanderbilt Limiting Surgeries Again As COVID Cases Fill Hospitals
Nashville’s largest hospital is quickly filling up with unvaccinated COVID patients. On Thursday, Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced its adult hospital is once again rescheduling surgeries that can be delayed, as a result of the influx.
Investigation: A Clarksville Hospital Has Sued 750 Patients This Year. Its Co-Owner Didn’t Know Until Now.
Court records compiled by WPLN News show that Clarksville’s sole hospital has sued more than 9,000 patients since for-profit giant Community Health Systems took over in 2010. And 750 of those suits have been filed since bringing on a co-owner, Vanderbilt University Medical Center — which has a policy against suing patients.
Nashville’s Largest Private Employer Decides To Require COVID Vaccinations, Starting With Leaders
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will become the first hospital system in the region to require COVID vaccination of employees, starting with those in leadership roles.
Investigation: Former Lebanon Hospital Owner Has Sued Hundreds Of Patients During The Pandemic
A WPLN News investigation finds the Tennova Lebanon hospital sued more than 1,000 patients over the past two years after striking a deal to be sold. And hundreds of those suits — in Wilson, Davidson and Rutherford counties — were filed during the pandemic.
Vanderbilt’s ‘Dixie Place’ Renamed After Surgical Pioneer With No Formal Medical Degree
A student-led effort has led to the street being renamed after a pioneering, Black instructor of surgery.
How Vanderbilt Is Keeping High-Risk COVID Patients Out Of The Hospital
Vanderbilt University Medical Center credits an experimental COVID-19 treatment with keeping dozens of patients out of the hospital in recent weeks. It’s the same infusion that President Trump credits with his quick recovery from the virus.
Tennessee Hospitals Are Dangerously Close To Their Breaking Point
Tennessee health leaders shared new details Sunday about how hospitals are scrambling to handle the state’s crush of COVID-19 cases. And Gov. Bill Lee prepared to make a rare statewide address at 7 p.m.
Tennessee Hospitals Launch Long-Awaited COVID-19 Vaccinations
An environmental services employee at Vanderbilt University Medical Center was the hospital’s first frontline worker to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
How A Nashville COVID-19 Study Has Heightened Focus On Household Transmission
A study that’s causing public health officials to grow more concerned about COVID spreading between loved ones is based primarily on families in Nashville. Researchers hope it’ll reveal the most common ways relatives and roommates get each other sick.
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