Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

July 26, 2018

Unni lands Unsung Heroes of Highway Safety award

Purnima Unni, Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention program manager at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been selected to receive a Ford Driving Skills for Life Unsung Heroes of Highway Safety award.

By Doug Campbell

July 26, 2018

First lady visits Children’s Hospital to learn about VUMC’s opioid approach

First lady Melania Trump visited Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Tuesday to learn firsthand about Team Hope, Vanderbilt’s multidisciplinary team focused on helping infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) as well as their families.

By Christina Echegaray

July 19, 2018

Children’s Hospital to get dedicated facility dog

Mars Petcare and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt announced July 18 a new collaboration to create the Mars Petcare Pet Therapy Fund to support a dedicated facility dog and staff position at Children’s Hospital with a goal of showing how pet visits improve the health of patients — thus getting them home faster.

By Paige Turner

June 26, 2018

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt earns accolades from U.S. News & World Report

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has once again earned the distinction of being named among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals in rankings released today.

By Christina Echegaray

June 13, 2018

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt stresses child heatstroke danger this summer

With temperatures rising in Middle Tennessee, doctors at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt stress the danger of leaving children unattended in vehicles.

By VUMC News and Communications

May 25, 2018

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt safety expert offers summer water safety tips

Memorial Day Weekend often means backyard barbecues and spending time with family and friends at the pool, beach or on a boat. Unfortunately, it can also mean an uptick in drowning and near-drowning incidents that often occur during long holiday weekends.