In less than two months, the long-anticipated move of many clinics into One
Hundred Oaks will begin. And while most Vanderbilt staff, faculty, students and
volunteers know in general about the move, there are a lot of questions still
in a lot of minds.
Hey, that’s why we’re here.
About 440,000 square feet. The total acreage of the mall site is about 56 acres.
Vanderbilt is looking to sublease the office tower and is in active discussions
with some tenants.
The cost is projected to be about $99 million, which is considerably less than
it would cost to create a similar amount of expansion space and parking on the
main campus.
Approximately 750 staff and faculty will be working at least part of the time at
One Hundred Oaks, making it by far
the largest concentration of Vanderbilt employees away from the 21st Avenue
campus.
Here’s a list. In addition to the clinics and services on this chart, there are
several finance functions and support services that are also moving to One
Hundred Oaks, including mail, plant maintenance and central sterile services,
which will move on Feb. 6.
Since each clinic is in some sense getting a new start in a new location, each
will have noticeable changes to improve the experience of patients.
A few examples:
• The Multiple Sclerosis Center will have architectural design that facilitates
mobility and testing.
• The Interventional Pain Center will have the first outpatient palliative care
clinic.
• The Medical Infusion clinic will have expanded spaces for patients and
families, with recliners and televisions.
• The Dermatology clinic will have a separate entrance and waiting area for
cosmetic surgery patients.
• A full service Diagnostic Lab and Pharmacy on site will allow patients the
convenience of one-stop service.
While most clinics will operate on a typical 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule, the
Vanderbilt area of the mall will likely be open for employees from 6 a.m. to 7
p.m. In addition, some clinics will, for convenience reasons, be open some
Saturday hours. Additionally, we know there will be after-hours support groups
and educational classes for the community. When the fitness and wellness center
opens, the hours for that space will be dramatically extended.
The programs of the Dayani Center will be moving into a new, expanded facility
that will also house Integrative Medicine and the Travel Clinic. The new
Vanderbilt Fitness and Wellness Center, which is planned to be operated with a
vendor, will sell memberships to the community, and will open in late 2009. The
facility will feature an aquatic center, state-of-the-art strength and
cardiovascular equipment, on-site child care (with closed circuit TV, so
parents can even watch their child while working out), about 250 group classes
of all kinds each week, and locker rooms so nice you may never take another
shower at home.
While the emphasis on a family-friendly atmosphere and a philosophy of medical
fitness will continue from the Dayani Center, the new center will actively seek
community membership with convenient month-to-month memberships, educational
lectures, screenings, cooking classes and many other activities.
