Serving as the new front door to Vanderbilt University Hospital, the building serves as a visible reminder of the monumental impact Janet and Jim Ayers have had on the people of Tennessee.

VUMC’s storied history of delivering high quality, personalized care, groundbreaking research and training underpins an initiative to implement a lifelong learning framework to strengthen the agility of its people.

Recent expansions in locations, capacity and business lines underscore how VUMC is navigating fast-paced population growth and the financial headwinds facing health systems across the country.

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine continues to make impressive strides in research funding, rankings and faculty accomplishments, Dean Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, said Friday during the spring faculty meeting.

Beginning April 18, all Monroe Carell employees, patients, families, learners, and visitors will pass through the detection screening technology at all three hospital entrances.

The Blue Ridge Academic Health Group — formed in 1997 by leaders of several of the nation's top academic health centers — studies and reports on issues of fundamental importance to improving the health care system. Its new report sets out innovations that health centers can undertake to address the ongoing health care workforce crisis.