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Children and adults stand on a hospital stage holding large cards spelling “$3,000,000”; a CMA sign and colorful balloons are visible.
October 20, 2015

Children’s Hospital expansion effort receives significant support from CMA

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will receive significant philanthropic support through a $3 million gift from the Country Music Association, Vanderbilt University Medical Center leaders, event host Kix Brooks and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum announced Tuesday.

By John Howser
A large group poses on a grand staircase with mascot Champ, a costumed dog character, in front. Several participants wear matching Cancer Crushers shirts.
October 8, 2015

Rally for Kids with Cancer

Actor and retired professional basketball player Rick Fox (sitting to the left of mascot Champ) poses for a photo with his scavenger hunt team, Cancer Crushers, at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Oct. 3. The Cancer Crushers participated in and won the second annual Rally for Kids with Cancer, which raises funds for pediatric cancer research, treatment and care at Children’s Hospital and the Rally Foundation.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Logo reading “DIGITAL Health AWARDS,” with red and blue lettering inside a sweeping red-and-blue oval.
October 1, 2015

VUMC wins Spring 2015 Digital Health Awards

VUMC’s Strategic Marketing Department has received multiple awards in the 17th annual Digital Health Awards program.

By Vanderbilt Health News
October 1, 2015

Infants born with NAS more likely to be readmitted: Study

Infants diagnosed with drug withdrawal symptoms at birth, also known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), are nearly 2.5 times as likely to be readmitted to the hospital in the first month after being discharged compared with full-term infants born without complications, according to new Vanderbilt research released in the journal Hospital Pediatrics.

By Christina Echegaray
Portrait of a smiling woman with short light-brown hair and glasses, wearing a beige jacket with a decorative pin.
September 17, 2015

Nashville Lifestyles honors Children’s Hospital’s Rush

Meg Rush, M.D., executive medical director and chief of staff for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, was recently named among Nashville Lifestyles’ Top 10 Women in Business for 2015.

By Christina Echegaray
Two Nashville Predators hockey players in yellow jerseys pose with a smiling girl wearing a Star Wars shirt in a hospital room; medical equipment and an IV stand are visible nearby.
September 17, 2015

Predators support for fight against cancer keeps rising

Nashville Predators captain Shea Weber and goaltender Pekka Rinne, along with Predators leaders and mascot Gnash, recently presented the proceeds of the team’s 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Christina Echegaray