Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 144 of 390

Two medical crew members prepare a simulated patient on a wheeled stretcher beside a Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter on a rooftop helipad. The helicopter’s registration, N102VU, is visible.
December 13, 2018

LifeFlight first in state to offer ECMO transport via helicopter

Vanderbilt LifeFlight is part of an elite group of air ambulance services across the country that offer emergency transport of critically ill patients who are on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), and it is the first helicopter program in Tennessee to offer this highly skilled, specialized transport.

By Jerry Jones
A man in a black cowboy hat stands on a rooftop set as a film camera records him, with city lights visible through the windows.
December 11, 2018

Tim McGraw stars in fundraising ad for Children’s Hospital NICU

Country music star Tim McGraw has teamed up with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to promote the hospital’s Give to the Next Breath initiative, a philanthropic marketing effort to support the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

By Paige Turner
Children decorate a gingerbread house at a festive table, with bowls of candy and pretzel sticks in the foreground; other families and holiday decorations fill the room.
December 6, 2018

Gingerbread treats

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Advisory Board member Kailey Hand and her daughter, Harper, recently brought the joy of the holidays to Children’s Hospital by generously hosting the annual gingerbread house event for patients and families.

By Vanderbilt Health News
December 6, 2018

Trio of Vanderbilt scientists set for next Discovery Lecture

Three Vanderbilt scientists will discuss innovative new and ongoing programs during a Cutting-Edge Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Dec. 13. The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in room 208 Light Hall.

By Roslin Thoppil
Christmas parade float decorated as a gingerbread house, with candy canes, snow, a Santa figure, and a snowman, moving through downtown Nashville in the rain.
December 6, 2018

Christmas Parade again rallies support for Children’s Hospital

The 65th Annual Piedmont Natural Gas Nashville Christmas Parade, presented by Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, kicked off the holiday season on Saturday, Dec. 1, in downtown Nashville. Again, this year, the parade supported Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and its programs.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Two women pose together at a crowded evening fundraiser, with a candlelit buffet and guests in the background.
November 29, 2018

An Evening with Friends

Friends of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently hosted its fall fundraiser, An Evening with Friends.

By Vanderbilt Health News