VUMC signs on as Predators health care provider

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VUMC signs on as Predators health care provider

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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 08:33

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has signed an agreement to be the new health care and emergency medical services provider for the Nashville Predators.

The multi-year partnership with Nashville's National Hockey League team encompasses marketing and charitable involvement. Vanderbillt will assume the role of official health care provider of the Predators and the Sommet Center, the team's home venue.

Under the agreement, Vanderbilt Sports Medicine will provide comprehensive medical coverage with a physicians, trainers, therapists and others responsible for medical care, injury prevention, medical management and rehabilitation of the team's players, coaches and team personnel.

Vanderbilt LifeFlight Event Medicine will provide emergency medical treatment for the Predators as well as first aid and emergency medical services at Sommet Center events.

"As the preeminent medical facility in the Southeastern United States and the largest employer in the Nashville area, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a fantastic partner for the Predators in terms of both services and marketing," says Chris Parker, the Predators' senior vice president of corporate development in a statement.

Team physician will be Jed Kuhn, M.D., associate professor of orthopaedics and chief of shoulder surgery at the Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Center.

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