When did Vumc separate from Vanderbilt University?
In April 2016 Vanderbilt University and VUMC became separate organizations legally and financially.
Is Vanderbilt Medical Center Nonprofit?
After a nearly two-year, carefully orchestrated process, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is now operating as a fully independent, nonprofit entity, following the completion of the legal transaction on April 30 that separated it legally and financially from Vanderbilt University.
What is Vanderbilt Health known for?
1 hospital in Tennessee and No. 1 in the Metro Nashville area and achieved nine, data-driven nationally ranked specialties: Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Ear, Nose & Throat, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonary & Lung Surgery and Urology.
What level trauma center is Vanderbilt?
Level 1 Trauma Center
The Vanderbilt Emergency Department offers 24/7 care to thousands of patients each year. We are Nashville’s only academic medical center with a Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Stroke Center and LifeFlight service.
What are the Level 1 trauma centers in Tennessee?
Over 21,000 patients are admitted to Tennessee trauma centers annually, with more than 13,000 admitted at the five level one centers located in Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Johnson City.
Is Vanderbilt Level 1 trauma?
The Vanderbilt Emergency Department offers 24/7 care to thousands of patients each year. We are Nashville’s only academic medical center with a Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Stroke Center and LifeFlight service.
Is it harder to get into Duke or Vanderbilt?
Both Duke University and Vanderbilt University are harder to get into than most US colleges and universities. Duke has an acceptance rate of 7.6%. On the other hand, Vanderbilt has an acceptance rate of 9.1%. Because of their selectivity level, applying to them is like applying to the Ivy Leagues.
How much time did the Vanderbilt nurse get?
Ex-nurse in Tennessee will serve no jail time in death of patient after medication error, judge rules. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former Tennessee nurse convicted in the 2017 death of a patient due to an inadvertent medication swap was sentenced Friday to serve three years probation and will serve no jail time.