The gift, provided through Ballerini’s Feel Your Way Through Charitable Fund, will benefit the hospital’s efforts to keep the children of Tennessee and beyond safe.

There has been a growing mental health crisis among children and adolescents in Tennessee, where the suicide death rate among youth (ages 5-17) is 13.6% higher than the national average.

The new chair celebrated the department’s achievements and growth for the past year and set a vision for the future.

The Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Program is one of the largest in the country treating patients with heart problems from before birth through adulthood.

“…the work that Kaylor and Velour are doing together makes a difference for children and families facing tough medical challenges.”

Hyundai Hope on Wheels has awarded more than $2 million in funding to pediatric cancer researchers at Monroe Carell since 2007.