HEALTH CARE
Statewide, more than 120,000 vaccines have been distributed to date. (Courtesy Texas Children’s Hospital)
Williamson County distributes vaccines and more top Nashville-area news
Statewide, more than 120,000 vaccines have been distributed to date. (Courtesy Texas Children’s Hospital)
See how Williamson County is distributing the COVID-19 vaccine; register for future vaccine alerts
The state of Tennessee's COVID-19 vaccine plan denotes the vaccination of individuals age 75 and older as being of a higher priority. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Tennessee updates COVID-19 vaccine plan; teachers, individuals over age 75 now included in Phase 1
Williamson Medical Center has been working with the Tennessee Department of Health to secure 975 doses, which will be given to WMC emergency personnel and hospital workers who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients. (Community Impact staff)
Williamson Medical Center to be among first hospitals in state to receive COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Tennessee on Dec. 14. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
First COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Tenn.; hospitals to begin receiving supplies Dec. 17
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Middle Tennessee hospital leaders project 10% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations by next week
Blood Assurance is holding weekly blood drives every Tuesday from noon to 5 p.m. (Courtesy Sanford Myers and American Red Cross)
Williamson Medical Center calling for community to donate blood amid shortage
The Urgent Team location in Franklin is expected to be renamed early next year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Ascension Saint Thomas and Urgent Team to merge; Franklin location will rebrand
The partnership is slated to end next year, which will allow Williamson County to search for new pediatric care options. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Williamson Medical Center to end children's hospital partnership with Vanderbilt and more top local news from this week
Williamson County is currently seeing a second rise in active cases. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Active cases of coronavirus in Williamson County now over 700; mask mandate goes into effect Oct. 24
The partnership is slated to end next year, which will allow Williamson County to search for new pediatric care options. (Community Impact staff)
Williamson Medical Center will not renew children’s hospital partnership with Vanderbilt
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City of Franklin to highlight mental health during Suicide Awareness Month
As of Aug. 20, the CDC reports 695 confirmed cases of MIS-C across 42 states, New York City and Washington D.C., 11 of which have resulted in death. Of those confirmed cases, 99% also tested positive for SARS CoV-2. (Graphic by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Q&A: What is Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, and how is it related to COVID-19?
A new location of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is now open at McEwen Northside. (Wendy Sturges/Community Impact Newspaper)
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams now open in Franklin and more Nashville news
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Williamson Medical Center to resume overnight, inpatient elective procedures beginning Aug. 24
Dr. Molly Lopez is the director of the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health and also serves as a research associate professor at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin. (Designed by Stephanie Torres/Community Impact Newspaper)
Q&A: Mental health expert talks emotional well-being, building resiliency for the 2020-21 school year
Q&A: Medical expert discusses what parents, teachers should consider when schools reopen in 2020-21
Officials with the Williamson Medical Center announced July 17 that the hospital was currently at 70% capacity for beds allocated for coronavirus patients, and that the hospital would cancel all elective surgeries requiring an overnight stay effective July 21. (Alex Hosey/Community Impact Newspaper)
Williamson Medical Center at 70% capacity, cancels some elective surgeries
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is recruiting 1,000 volunteers for a COVID-19 vaccine trial. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Vanderbilt seeking volunteers for coronavirus vaccine and more news from Nashville