Vanderbilt University Medical Center leaders announced plans Tuesday, July 25, for construction of the largest expansion to date for Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH). Through this project a new VUH inpatient tower will be built atop an existing parking structure located between 21st Avenue South and Medical Center Drive. Access to the new tower’s entrance will be through Vivien Thomas Way.
The project is scheduled to begin this summer and will take approximately four and a half years to complete.
When finished, the lobby entrance of the new 15-level, 470,000-square-foot tower will face 21st Avenue South while its west façade will be connected to VUH’s main structure, located across Medical Center Drive, by bridges spanning the street. The The new VUH tower will provide additional adult inpatient beds, operating rooms, clinics and office space.
The additional space is needed to accommodate Middle Tennessee’s booming population and because VUH, the region’s largest tertiary referral center, already operates at more than 90% capacity most of the year.
read more about the expansion in this article from the VUMC Reporter.
