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Hospital innovation programs in Tennessee

These profiles are based in Tennessee according to official program or system locations. A health system may also operate facilities in other states. Inclusion is not an endorsement.

Nashville, Tennessee

HCA Healthcare

Care Transformation and Innovation (CT&I)

Care Transformation and Innovation is HCA Healthcare's internal department for redesigning care delivery and moving technology into clinical workflows across the company's hospitals.

Innovation centerStrategic partnershipClinicalDigitalWorkforce

Nonprofit

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Reviewed August 30, 2026

Nashville, Tennessee

HCA Healthcare

Sarah Cannon Research Institute

Sarah Cannon Research Institute is the oncology research and drug-development organization founded within HCA Healthcare that runs community-based cancer clinical trials.

Innovation centerInvestmentJoint ventureClinicalTherapeutics

Nonprofit

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Reviewed August 30, 2026

Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Medical Innovators Development Program and Innovation Catalyst Fund

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University publish two connected innovation pathways in the health and biomedical research ecosystem.

EntrepreneurshipPhysician innovationTechnology transferLicenseSpinoutClinicalMedical deviceDigital

Academic

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Editorially verified · Reviewed August 30, 2026