By: Vanderbilt Health News

Snow-covered Vanderbilt University Medical Center campus under a bright blue sky, with footprints curving across a courtyard, landscaped trees and shrubs, a sculpture, and several hospital buildings in the background.

The winter storm that swept through Middle Tennessee this week brought a little bit of everything to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the rest of the region — rain, sleet, ice, snow, high winds and bitter cold temperatures. (photos by Anne Rayner)

Plant Operations crews worked to clear roads and sidewalks across campus.
The sun broke out at times on Wednesday.
VUMC’s Blaine Neltner spreads salt outside the entrance to The Vanderbilt Clinic.
From left, ophthalmic technologists Terry Hershorin and Deanna Casto and Anita Agarwal, M.D., take a brisk stroll outside Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

An icy, snow-dusted sidewalk and tree branches frame the entrance of a building.

A First Call ambulance drives along a slushy, snow-lined street beside large brick and modern hospital buildings.Snow-covered Vanderbilt University Medical Center grounds with an ice-coated tree and a sign directing visitors to Frist Hall and the School of Nursing.

Heavy ice brought down a magnolia tree between Medical Center North’s round wing and the Zerfoss Student Health Center.
The Emergency Operations Center in Medical Center North was open throughout the week to ensure hospital and clinic operations ran smoothly.