A patient who underwent a dual heart-and-lung transplant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been transferred out of intensive care following the procedure Sept. 24. The hospital says it was the world’s first such transplant surgery on a patient with COVID-19, and the first heart-lung operation at Vanderbilt since 2006.
New Vanderbilt Study Aims To Answer Questions About Use Of Plasma From COVID Patients
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is conducting a fast-tracked study on convalescent plasma. The same investigators were studying the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential COVID-19 treatment.
Vanderbilt Releases Cost Estimator To Address Surprise Medical Bills
Nashville’s largest hospital says it’s tired of so many patients being surprised by their bills. So Vanderbilt University Medical Center has built an online calculator that should show anyone how much they’ll owe out of pocket, at least on the most common procedures, tests and lab work.
Tennessee Hospitalizations Reach New High, Crossing A Closely Watched Threshold
Tennessee hospitals are now caring for more than 1,000 COVID-19 patients, eclipsing a benchmark that health and policy experts have been closely monitoring.
Vanderbilt Seeking Volunteers For COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Later this month, Vanderbilt University Medical Center will start enlisting 1,000 volunteers for a COVID-19 vaccine trial. The university said Wednesday the vaccine was developed by Moderna Inc. in collaboration with the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of the National Institutes of Health.
Vanderbilt-Led Study Into Promising COVID-19 Treatment Closes, Showing No Benefit
A fast-tracked clinical trial exploring the potential benefits of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19 has concluded as abruptly as it began.
New Charts From Vanderbilt Show How Tennesseans’ Travel Patterns Have Changed Throughout The Pandemic
A report out Friday from Vanderbilt University researchers shows Tennesseans’ travel activity dropped steeply after the state’s first coronavirus case was detected, even before a statewide stay-at-home order was issued.
One Nashville Hospital Braces For A Backlash As It Starts Billing For Coronavirus Testing
Cost has become no object for COVID-19 testing in Tennessee, with the state government now footing the bill. But tens of thousands were swabbed for the coronavirus before that was the case. And despite Congressional mandates for health plans to cover every dollar of testing, patients are about to get stuck with some surprise bills.
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