Christina Echegaray Archive — Page 36 of 36

A new pediatric tower at Williamson Medical Center will bear the name the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Williamson Medical Center.
October 4, 2012

Plans announced for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Williamson Medical Center

By Christina Echegaray
Emergency department personnel in protective gowns, masks, and hair covers demonstrate care for a simulated accident patient on a hospital stretcher while high school students observe.
September 27, 2012

Initiatives aim to enhance teen driver safety

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is garnering attention for its efforts to reduce motor vehicle-related deaths among young adults.

By Christina Echegaray
A woman cuts a yellow ribbon in front of a red curtain while several people watch during a ceremonial ribbon-cutting event.
September 13, 2012

It helps to have Friends in fight against prematurity

By Christina Echegaray
A man helps a young girl press her painted hand onto the side of a white Hyundai vehicle, which already bears red handprints and the visible text “Hyundai Hope on Wheels.”
September 13, 2012

Carmaker’s gift boosts childhood cancer research

Patrick Grohar, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded a $250,000 Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant last week for his research into potential drug therapies for Ewing sarcoma, a cancer of the bone.

By Christina Echegaray
Meg Rush stands at a podium addressing an audience in a theater, with geometric black-and-gold wall decor behind her.
September 6, 2012

Rush sees bright future ahead for Pediatrics

Meg Rush, M.D., called upon the Department of Pediatrics’ faculty, trainees and staff to ‘be the change’ they wish to see in the future of pediatric health care at Vanderbilt and in our region.

By Christina Echegaray
Young child with brown hair looks upward while seated indoors; an adult’s arm and legs are partially visible in the background.
September 6, 2012

Patient’s odyssey takes her from Japan to Vanderbilt

Cylinda Marquart gripped the small Post-it note inscribed with Japanese characters as her 6-week-old daughter, Albi-Helene Martin, was raced to a hospital by ambulance.

By Christina Echegaray