| POST OFFICE STATION 17 | Abbreviations |
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Many initials and abbreviations are used at Vanderbilt. This list explains the ones most commonly encountered in the mail stream
in the Medical Center.
BUILDINGS Most VUMC buildings have abbreviations which are commonly understood at Vanderbilt. These are always appropriate for campus mail. Building abbreviations are generally acceptable for use on U.S. mail as well, since the U.S. Postal Service does not look any further than our unique zip code (37232) in routing Station 17/VUMC mail. However, if you are in one of the buildings which receives U.S. mail from your local U.S. Post Office (for a reference list click here), or if your address will be used by patients or other non-VUMC personnel who visit your office, you should consider spelling out the building name instead. OTHERS Some other abbreviations, for buildings outside the Medical Center or pertaining to organizational units, are not so well-recognized but may occasionally be seen. A list of these follows the building list--to go there, click here. The Department of Finance has a useful Finance-to-English phrasebook on their website--find it here. |
| ABBREV | BUILDING | ABBREV | BUILDING |
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| CCO | Case Cart Operations (Briley Park Blvd.) - NOTE: campus mail does not operate to this location | OXH | Oxford House |
| DOT | Doctors' Office Tower (in VCH) | PRB | Preston Research Building |
| EBL | Eskind Biomedical Library |
VPH *formerly PHV |
Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt) |
| GHOB | Green Hills Office Building | RRB | Robinson Research Building |
| LH | Light Hall | TVC | The Vanderbilt Clinic |
| MAB | Medical Arts Building | VAV | Village at Vanderbilt |
| MCE | Medical Center East | VCH | Vanderbilt Children's Hospital |
| MCN | Medical Center North |
VEI *formerly SGOB |
Vanderbilt Eye
Institute (South Garage Office Bldg.) |
| MR3 |
Medical Research Bldg. III (Also known as Biological Sciences Building) |
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| OHO | One Hundred Oaks | VUH | Vanderbilt University Hospital |
| VWCH | Vanderbilt Wilson Co. Hospital | VBCH | Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital |
| VTHH | Vanderbilt Tullahoma Harton Hospital |