Christina Echegaray Archive — Page 21 of 36

July 26, 2018

Team Hope program’s mission is to enhance care for newborns with NAS

A collaborative program across units at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is changing the way nurses and doctors care for newborns diagnosed with drug withdrawal symptoms at birth, also known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).

By Christina Echegaray
Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, Melania Trump, and Stephen Patrick, MD, MPH, MS, seated at a discussion table with other attendees; a Children’s Hospital backdrop and U.S. flags are behind them.
July 26, 2018

First lady visits Children’s Hospital to learn about VUMC’s opioid approach

First lady Melania Trump visited Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Tuesday to learn firsthand about Team Hope, Vanderbilt’s multidisciplinary team focused on helping infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) as well as their families.

By Christina Echegaray
Group of nine hospital staff members standing together in a colorful butterfly-themed garden area, with numerous hanging paper butterflies behind them.
July 16, 2018

Children’s Hospital PACU Prescription Workflow Team improves patient experience, wins Elevate Team Award

A combination of “incredible service and safer medication delivery”

By Christina Echegaray
white pills spilling out of a prescription bottle
July 12, 2018

Study reveals opioid patients face multiple barriers to treatment

In areas of the country disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis, treatment programs are less likely to accept patients paying through insurance of any type or accept pregnant women, a new Vanderbilt study found.

By Christina Echegaray
U.S. News & World Report badge reading “BEST CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS,” “RANKED IN 10 SPECIALTIES,” and “2018–19.”
June 26, 2018

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt earns accolades from U.S. News & World Report

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has once again earned the distinction of being named among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals in rankings released today.

By Christina Echegaray
Smiling older man in a white medical coat and red tie sits beside a smiling woman in a light striped blouse, who embraces him. They are posed in front of a wooden office cabinet.
June 14, 2018

Dads of the Medical Center

When it comes to finding a great place to work, father knows best

By Christina Echegaray