Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, USA
Member profile
Vanderbilt Medical Center (VMC) is a comprehensive healthcare facility dedicated to patient care, research, and biomedical education. Its reputation for excellence in each of these areas has made Vanderbilt a major patient referral center for the Mid-South. Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the Southeast choose Vanderbilt for their health care needs, not only because of its excellence in medical science, but also because the faculty and staff are dedicated to treating patients with dignity and compassion. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Main activities
VMC's twin-towered building with over 600 beds is supported by the most up-to-date systems and technology. The hospital is supported by respected, research-based medical and nursing schools, and delivers both routine inpatient care and highly specialized medical treatment and surgical procedures. The hospital is home to the region's only Level I Trauma Center as well as the region's only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The School awarded its first degrees in 1875. Now, with approximately 100 new students a year, the School is one of the leading centers of medical education in the United States. The School of Nursing became part of VMC in 1984. Several innovative programs are offered within the school as it continues to educate individuals who are integral to the health-care team.
Links to the health workforce crisis
VMC believes in the power of teamwork and collegiality. Its doctors, nurses, technicians and support staff operate as teams - drawing on and respecting the individual skills that each brings to the patient. Its researchers, lab techs and students collaborate to advance medical science. Vanderbilt University is a center for scholarly research, informed and creative teaching, and service to the community and society at large.
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