Christina Echegaray

December 6, 2022

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt named a Leapfrog Top Hospital

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has been named a Leapfrog Top Hospital for 2022, earning the designation among a select group of children hospitals across the nation.

By Christina Echegaray
December 1, 2022

Pediatric nursing leader Krause set to retire

After nearly four decades of service to children and families, Kathie Krause, MSN, RN, NNP-BC, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, is set to retire.

By Christina Echegaray
September 12, 2022

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Cookeville Regional Medical Center announce agreement for pediatric and newborn services

Leaders of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt Department of Pediatrics today announced an agreement with Cookeville Regional Medical Center to provide pediatric physician services.  

By Christina Echegaray
August 4, 2022

A cyber-attack caused a worldwide outage to a major payroll system. A VUMC response team made sure employees could still be paid.

“What’s amazing about VUMC is our ability to pull together and collaborate across teams and really to respond to an incident or an emergency situation.”

By Christina Echegaray
Heart patient Gabe Ezell, 11, recently visited Children’s Hospital’s new Fontan Clinic to check on his overall health in addition to his congenital heart condition. In the photo above, Gabe visits with Fontan team members Anita Pai, MD, left, and Angela Weingarten, MD.
July 13, 2022

Clinic offers ongoing care for pediatric heart patients

Vanderbilt recently launched a new multidisciplinary Fontan Clinic, which will provide an ongoing, coordinated care plan for children and teens, ages 10-19, who have had the Fontan procedure for single ventricle heart disease.

By Christina Echegaray
From left, patient ambassador Kael Adams and Meg Rush, MD, join Jenny Barker and Taryn Anderson of the Junior League of Nashville to unveil the new history wall in Children’s Hospital showcasing the Junior League’s extensive support over the past century.
July 7, 2022

New Junior League gift celebrates 100 years of support

By Christina Echegaray