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The new 37,000-square-foot facility opened in December 2019. (photo by Donn Jones)
December 30, 2024

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital Vanderbilt Surgery and Clinics Murfreesboro celebrates five years of service

The largest pediatric off-campus expansion since the freestanding hospital opened in Nashville, Monroe Carell’s Murfreesboro facility recently marked five years, celebrating the team’s work of caring for children over nearly 194,000 visits.

By Christina Echegaray
December 23, 2024

🎆 2024: a year of stories that made us smile, think and grow

Take a heartwarming walk down the 2024 memory lane. Relive highlights from breakthrough discoveries to patient journeys — and one long flight path.

Scott Baldwin, MD
December 18, 2024

Pediatric Cardiology chief Scott Baldwin to step down

He will step down in late spring/early summer 2025 and then plans to retire from the faculty in June 2026.

By Christina Echegaray
Dean Driver at his home in Gallatin, Tennessee. (photo by Susan Urmy)
December 18, 2024

The man who gave Angel 1 its wings

“How much closer to an angel can you get than a little bitty baby struggling for life?” said Dean Driver, 91, who converted a panel truck into VUMC’s first neonatal transport in his driveway.

By Danny Bonvissuto
December 17, 2024

Study shows drop in use of antiviral medications in young children with influenza

Flu illness accounts for up to 10% of all pediatric hospitalizations during the winter season in the United States.

By Jessica Pasley
(photo by Erin O. Smith)
December 17, 2024

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

Monroe Carell is one of only eight children’s hospitals in the U.S. and the only one in Tennessee to receive a spot on the Top Hospitals list this year.

By Christina Echegaray