Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's emergency department is the front door to  Middle Tennessee's only Level 1 Trauma Center.  The ED has 100,000 visits per year (55,000 adults, 45,000 peds), with a 20% admission rate.

The VUMC ED hosts the only emergency medicine residency in Tennessee and graduated its first residency class in 1997. Physicians of VUMC ED serve as medical control for Vanderbilt's LifeFlight program, which recently expanded to four helicopters. The LifeFlight program conducts over 2,300 missions per year, and volume continues to increase.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, TN, and is considered by many to be one of the top medical centers in the country. We hold position 15 on the U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals list for 2008. Additionally we are presently tied for position 16 on the Best Medical Schools as ranked by US News and World Report for 2008. The following is a list of the specialty rankings:

Rank	Specialty
9	Kidney Disease
9	Gynecology
10	Urology
14	Cancer
14	Ear, Nose, and Throat
15	Endocrinology
18	Respiratory Disorders