Emergency & Trauma

At Vanderbilt University Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center, ED arrival volumes have increased 8% over last year. In response, there's a newly developed rapid follow-up program for patients who can be referred safely to outpatient clinics for evaluation and treatment. 

When her evening pivoted from cheering for Nashville Soccer Club to suffering a heart attack, well-coordinated teams kept Leigh Anne Clark’s heart and life safe.

Each day, 50 to 60 Nashville Fire employees participated, beginning with lectures and followed by hands-on group exercises facilitated by LifeFlight instructors.

Following basic summer safety tips will help keep your family safe and healthy as temperatures rise.

Phyllis Streiff and Nashville Fire Department Chaplain James Lassiter teamed up to raise money to open a burn unit at Vanderbilt. During its long and storied history, Vanderbilt has truly been a lifesaver for all burn patients as Tennessee’s only dedicated burn center serving both adults and children. 

The annual awards honor heroic actions by emergency medical services providers who gave exemplary care to both adult and pediatric patients.

On a given day, the Vanderbilt Trauma Center may admit multiple gunshot and motor vehicle accident victims. For 27 years, across nearly 100,000 admissions, the Trauma Center’s physicians, nurses and staff have been treating patients arriving from a region covering 80,000 square miles.