Growth & Finance

July 25, 2022

Major expansion announced for Vanderbilt University Hospital

Leaders with Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced plans today for construction of the largest expansion to date for Vanderbilt University Hospital.

By Jill Clendening
January 10, 2022

Nashville Biosciences and Illumina announce agreement to establish preeminent clinico-genomic resource for life sciences research & development

Nashville Biosciences, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has announced an agreement with Illumina, a leading genomic technology company, to realize the full potential of VUMC’s DNA databank, BioVU.

By Bill Snyder
December 16, 2021

Year in Review 2021: VUMC again lauded in multiple national rankings

Vanderbilt University Medical Center placed highly in several national rankings and was honored with numerous awards during the past year.

By Doug Campbell
From left, Monica Stout, MD, Shi Kelley, CMA, Mark Iafrati, MD, Dawn Masternick, DPM, Erin O’Sullivan, APRN, MSN, and Ian Seasholtz are part of the team at the new Vanderbilt Wound Center.
October 28, 2021

New Vanderbilt Wound Center provides comprehensive, convenient treatment

By Jill Clendening
October 13, 2021

Diagnostic Laboratory Services set for relocation, expansion

Vanderbilt’s Diagnostic Laboratory Services are undergoing a major relocation and expansion project.

By Kathy Whitney
The newly opened Reed Family Maternal Fetal Clinic is located on the ninth floor of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
September 15, 2021

Children’s Hospital debuts new Reed Family Maternal Fetal Clinic

Vanderbilt has opened a state of the art maternal fetal clinic to help expectant parents navigate the difficult decision-making process for babies at risk for or born with birth defects or abnormalities.

By Christina Echegaray
September 9, 2021

Gift creates directorship in translational vision research

Marlene and Spencer Hays’ longtime support of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute includes the recent commitment to establish the Marlene & Spencer Hays Directorship in Translational Vision Research.
By Nancy Humphrey
August 19, 2021

Home Dialysis Program experiencing rapid growth

Osama El Shamy, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, has long been a proponent of the benefits of home dialysis.
By Emily Stembridge
June 3, 2021

Patient of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt first in world to receive new investigational gene editing therapy

A 9-year-old patient of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is the first in the world to receive an investigational gene editing therapy for Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA), a rare genetic disorder diagnosed at birth.
By Christina Echegaray
May 3, 2021

New General Surgery Clinic expands care to more patients

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of General Surgery, the largest division within the Department of Surgery and one of the Medical Center’s highest volume surgical practices, has moved the majority of its practice into a new space in Hillsboro Village.
By Jill Clendening
March 26, 2021

U.S. Army and Vanderbilt University Medical Center formalize trauma training program

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is becoming an official site of the U.S. Army Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training (AMCT3), formalizing a longstanding relationship between the two entities that is built on a history of collaborative success.
By Matt Batcheldor
February 11, 2021

Yeatman named Senior Vice President for Business Development

Jonathon Yeatman, MBA, will join Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Feb. 15 as Senior Vice President for Business Development.
By John Howser
February 8, 2021

Operational Control Center to provide seamless patient flow

Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital’s (VUAH) new Operational Control Center will improve coordination of patient care, ensuring patients get the care they need without unnecessary delays.
By Kathy Rivers