Overview

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, U. It is a non-profit healthcare provider. Vanderbilt Health is a health system anchored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The company was created to operate an academic medical center including a comprehensive research, teaching, and patient care health system. In April 2016, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) became a fully independent non-profit organization. This separation was to allow both VUMC and Vanderbilt University to grow and invest in their futures, while still maintaining close collaboration in research and teaching. VUMC owns and operates three hospitals located on the main campus Medical Center Main, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Monroe Carell Junior Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, and Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital. In addition, VUMC partially owns Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. VUMC consists of two major operating divisions and an administrative overhead division. The operating divisions include the Clinical Enterprise and Academic Enterprise divisions. With over 3.2 million patient visits annually, a workforce exceeding 40,000, and 1,741 hospital beds spread across 7 hospitals in Tennessee.