Vanderbilt Health and Siemens Healthineers Launch $87M Value Partnership to Deliver Advanced Technology, Elevate Patient Care
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Vanderbilt Health (VH) is a growing academic health system anchored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. It is one of the largest and most prominent academic systems in the Southeast, providing patient care, conducting research and training the next generation of health professionals. A major driver of the local economy, Vanderbilt contributes $22.13 billion to the regional economy and more than $1 billion in total community investment through patient financial assistance, medical research and medical education. Home to one of the nation’s busiest critical care centers, VH offers the region’s only Level I Trauma and Burn Centers for adults and children and Middle Tennessee’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. As the Mid-South’s largest provider of specialty care, VH is also home to the region’s largest medical group practice and Tennessee’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center for adults and children. An epicenter for biomedical research, VH receives over $1 billion in annual research awards from government, industry, foundations and donors and is among the nation’s top 10 recipients of National Institutes of Health funding. VH is also home to the nation’s largest health system DNA biobank, BioVU, with more than 350,000 human DNA samples used for pharmaceutical discovery and to advance clinical knowledge. VH is the largest non-governmental employer of Middle Tennesseans, with 43,000 employees, including 5,000 employed clinicians. For more information and the latest news follow VH on Facebook, LinkedIn and at Vanderbilt Health News.