NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced Friday that they are pausing gender-affirming surgeries for minors in order to review their practices.
If successful, it’s unclear if VUMC would be allowed to resume gender-affirming surgeries for minors, regardless of their internal review.
On average, VUMC has provided five gender affirming surgeries to minors every year since its transgender clinic opened in 2018.
“The revenues from this limited number of surgeries represent an immaterial percentage of VUMC’s net operating revenue,” Pinson wrote.
Only a handful defended the clinic’s services, with some saying the transgender health care they received had been life-saving.