STATS, FACTS AND RANKINGS
#1 Hospital in Tennessee
in 2013–14 Best Hospitals Rankings
2013 14
#1 Health Care Provider in Nashville
in Best Metro Area Rankings
facts
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
11 adult and 9 pediatric clinical specialties
ranked among the nation’s best
#1 Audiology
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
#15 Schools of Medicine and Nursing
TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS
BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW
THE LEAPFROG GROUP
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
One of “100 Great Hospitals in America”
Vanderbilt University Hospital earned an
“A” Hospital Safety Score, identifying the safest
hospitals in the nation.
For the ninth consecutive year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center was named among the
Nation’s 100 “Most-Wired” for its advanced
electronic health records.
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
The School of Medicine is among the nation’s
top 10 grant awardees.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
(AAAS)
18 Vanderbilt faculty members were elected
fellows, the largest number ever elected in a single
year. Vanderbilt now has 94 AAAS fellows.
MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Vanderbilt Nurses are the only group so honored in
Middle Tennessee.
NASHVILLE BUSINESS JOURNAL
Vanderbilt is committed to principles of equal opportunity.
Patient care and financial information are fiscal year 2013.
100 Top Hospitals
14th year selected, chosen from over 2800 U.S. hospitals
Middle Tennessee’s Healthiest Employer
Vanderbilt has won four years running in the
Large Company category.
BEDS
SURGICAL
PROCEDURES
AMBULATORY
VISITS
EMERGENCY ROOM
VISITS
• Vanderbilt University Hospital
• Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital
• Vanderbilt Stallworth
Rehabilitation Hospital
834
35,852
1.6 million
64,639
• Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s
Hospital at Vanderbilt
271
16,567
224,597
54,092
MISSOURI
STUDENTS AND TRAINEES
2551
894
Vanderbilt University
School of Medicine
Vanderbilt University
School of Nursing
LIFEFLIGHT
EMPLOYEES
SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL
RESEARCH
CHARITY FOR
OUR COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY
4,225
19,600
$616 million
$770 million
40,000
air and ground
medical transport
services completed
people employed at
Vanderbilt University
Medical Center
research funds
awarded annually to
Vanderbilt University
and Medical Center
uncompensated
charity care and
community benefits
provided annually
hours of service
offered to patients
and their families
KENTUCKY
VIRGINIA
MISSOURI
INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
TENNESSEE
NORTH CAROLINA
ARKANSAS
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is among
the nation’s premier teaching hospitals.
Vanderbilt has hospitals, clinics, physician practices
and affiliates covering
172 counties
MISSISSIPPI
11.4 million sq. ft.
Vanderbilt University Medical
Center’s building footprint
ALABAMA
9 hospital systems
48 hospital locations
We collaborate with other hospital systems in our
region, providing health care and/or research and
academic support, including:
• Baptist Memorial Healthcare
• Cookeville Regional Medical Center
• Maury Regional Medical Center
• Mountain States Health Alliance
• NorthCrest Medical Center
• Sumner Regional Medical Center
• West Tennessee Healthcare
• Williamson Medical Center
The Medical Center is home to Vanderbilt
University Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr.
Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt
Psychiatric Hospital, Vanderbilt Stallworth
Rehabilitation Hospital, The Vanderbilt Clinic,
Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks and
many other locations where we take care of
patients throughout the region. Over the past
139 years, we’ve grown into a world-class
enterprise where our staff, faculty and
students are driven to make a difference for
people through education, discovery and
patient care.
UNIQUE IN THE REGION
Comprehensive Cancer Center for adults
and children
Level 1 Trauma Center
Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Regional Burn Center
Largest and most comprehensive transplant
program in the region
Visitors from 173 countries have
come to MyCancerGenome.org
for information on geneticallyinformed cancer medicine, with
more than 4,000 visits each week.
Vanderbilt filed 28 U.S. and foreign
patents for medical innovations.
More than 14,000 patients have
had their genetic information
entered into PREDICT, a
personalized medicine program
that tailors drug prescriptions to
a patient’s DNA.
BioVU, one of the world’s largest
DNA databanks, holds more
than 173,000 samples and is
used to discover new genetic
predictors of disease and drug
action by scientists worldwide.
More than 255,000 patients
use My Health at Vanderbilt, our
electronic health record system,
to message their providers' offices,
request appointments and view
their medical records.