Norman, Squid, and Velour get candid with Pi, an honorary member of News & Communications, when she asks very important questions about treats, sleeping, and if they play like regular dogs.

More than a pet project, facility dogs can lower patient blood pressure, reduce pain perception, ease loneliness and fear and offer an important form of medicine — connection.

Born at 34 weeks gestation June 8, 2023, Sebastian Brook was admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt with severe hydrocephalus and tetralogy of Fallot.

Salazar shared his vision for the department and expressed gratitude to the Advisory Board members and supporters in the community.

The floor is named in recognition of Cal Turner Jr.’s support through the Cal Turner Family Foundation to bring pediatric inpatient rehabilitation closer to home.

Researchers hope to slow the progression of this chronic eye disease that affects approximately 40% of the U.S. population.

Over the past two decades, there has been a steady increase in the number of patients born preterm with severe lung disease requiring highly specialized care.