Children's Hospital Archive — Page 44 of 71

A child sits with U.S. Marines in a radio studio surrounded by microphones, participating in a question-and-answer session.
September 15, 2016

Marine landing

Members of the U.S. Marine Corps visited with patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt last week as part of the Marine Week celebration, held this year in Nashville.

Eight men pose outdoors at a children’s hospital celebrity golf classic, with several holding plaques in front of a sponsor backdrop.
September 8, 2016

Children’s Hospital tees up inaugural golf tournament

The inaugural Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Celebrity Golf Classic, presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee and talent and literary agency WME, was held Monday, Aug. 29, at The Golf Club of Tennessee.

September 8, 2016

Franklin 4 the Cure event set to raise funds for Children’s Hospital

The “Franklin 4 the Cure” two-day fundraising event will be held Sept. 16 and 17 in the Westhaven community, located three miles west of downtown Franklin.

Steven Webber, identified in the caption, speaks into a microphone while holding a presentation remote before an audience in a hospital auditorium.
September 8, 2016

People key to driving success of Department of Pediatrics: Webber

Steven Webber, MBChB, MRCP, delivered the annual State of the Department of Pediatrics address on Tuesday, stressing the continued importance of the enterprise’s four mission areas — research, clinical care, education and advocacy and service.

Four panelists sit at a table before an audience during a discussion about nurses’ involvement in health care policy.
September 2, 2016

Legislators encourage nursing students to share real-life impact of health care issues

Be involved, be personal and be succinct. That’s what two Tennessee lawmakers told doctoral nursing students interested in health care policy.

Medical staff in surgical gowns, masks, and caps perform an operation in an operating room.
August 25, 2016

VUMC team helps launch fetal surgery program in Australia

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) made history in 1997 when two surgeons pioneered fetal surgery to treat spina bifida, or myelomeningocele, the most common birth defect in the central nervous system.