The Hospital provides comprehensive care for acute and chronic illnesses of children. The combined concentration on pediatric research, medical education and patient care has led to many new techniques and discoveries. Children's Hospital is the only facility of its kind in the Mid-South, with more than half of its patients coming from outside of Nashville for specialized medical care. The Vanderbilt Clinic comprises more than 95 outpatient specialty practices in several campus locations, including The Vanderbilt Clinic building, Medical Arts building and the Village at Vanderbilt. A covered pedestrian walkway provides easy access to The Vanderbilt Clinic building from the parking garage.
Patient escorts are ready to assist with wheelchairs and directions at patient drop-off areas.
Information booths are staffed in the lobbies of each level to provide appointment and registration information. Waiting areas and a cafeteria are available for the convenience of patients and visitors. The original hospital, built in 1925, is now a major part of Medical Center North which has been renovated and expanded to house much of the Medical Center's academic and research space. The newly expanded Medical Center East houses Pediatric Surgery, Post-Partum and Ophthalmology areas, and in late 1995 the Children's Hospital Outpatient Center. As additional floors are completed, more patient care services will move into Medical Center East.