Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Dean Driver at his home in Gallatin, Tennessee. (photo by Susan Urmy)

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.

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.

(photo by Erin O. Smith)

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.

Kinsley Estes, 5, with Santa and Mrs. Claus during the visit. (photo by Erin O. Smith)

A day with Santa and Mrs. Claus

Santa came to town a bit early this year to make a special stop at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

A second-career pediatric nurse, Jeremy Crawford finds his calling

Crawford employs his nursing and business backgrounds to support front-line staff in caring for children.

Go inside the lab as Maddie Wright, a CF warrior, ‘geeks out’ over the science of Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories 

A 17-year-old cystic fibrosis warrior and liver transplant recipient with antibiotic resistance got to see science in action at Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories.

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