Christina Echegaray Archive — Page 24 of 34
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June 23, 2016
Drug monitoring programs reduce opioid deaths: study
The implementation of state prescription drug monitoring programs was associated with the prevention of approximately one opioid-related overdose death every two hours on average nationwide, according to a new Vanderbilt-led study released this week in the journal "Health Affairs." -
June 21, 2016
U.S. News again ranks Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt among nation’s best
For the 10th year, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has received the honor of being named among the nation’s leaders in pediatric health care by U.S. News & World Report in their annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. The rankings were released online today. -
June 9, 2016
Annual CMN Hospitals Telethon celebrates more than $2.7 million in gifts
The annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospital Telethon raised a recording-breaking amount to benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. -
June 9, 2016
Children’s Hospital physicians honored by Tennessee pediatrics society
The Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics has awarded top accolades to two physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for their commitment to children, families and the practice of pediatrics. -
May 25, 2016
Vanderbilt mourns loss of pediatrics icon Wadlington
William B. Wadlington, M.D., a graduate of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine class of 1952 and former member of the Board of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, died May 18. He was 89. -
April 15, 2016
Standardizing care improves outcomes for infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome
Standardizing hospital care policies across institutions for infants diagnosed with drug withdrawal symptoms at birth reduces their length of treatment and hospitalization, according to new research led by Vermont Oxford Network, Vanderbilt and the University of Michigan Health System.