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Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, who began her career at Vanderbilt University Medical Center more than three decades ago, has been named interim president of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
January 19, 2023

Rush elected to Children’s Hospital Association board

Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, President of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been elected to the Children’s Hospital Association Board of Trustees.

By Christina Echegaray
Dominic Gamez is resuming more activities since he received an expandable prosthesis to treat osteosarcoma in his left leg.
January 12, 2023

Expandable prosthesis gives young patient more mobility

To treat the osteosarcoma in his left leg, Dominic Gamez, 7, and his family chose to have a magnetic expandable prosthesis implanted that can be manipulated to grow incrementally as the child grows.

By Nancy Humphrey
Kathryn Edwards, MD, spoke at a recent event celebrating her career.
January 5, 2023

Infectious disease expert Edwards ends storied career

Vanderbilt’s Kathryn Edwards, MD, internationally recognized for her countless contributions to vaccine evaluation and implementation, public health advocacy, and the mentorship and training of new generations of experts in infectious disease over the past four decades, retired on Dec. 31, 2022.

By Nancy Humphrey
January 5, 2023

Three elected to the American Pediatric Society

Three physicians in the Vanderbilt Department of Pediatrics have been elected to the American Pediatric Society.

By Christina Echegaray
December 22, 2022

Button battery safety tips this holiday season

Injury prevention experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urge everyone to add one more thing to that ever-growing holiday list of to-dos — button battery safety.

By Jessica Pasley
December 15, 2022

Van Driest to lead All of Us pediatric research

Vanderbilt’s Sara Van Driest, MD, PhD, has assumed a new post as the first-ever director of pediatrics for the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, which aims to accelerate the prevention and treatment of illness through precision medicine.

By Christina Echegaray
December 15, 2022

Program supports caregivers of children with mental health emergencies

A pilot program recently launched in the emergency department at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is providing resources to caregivers of children with mental health emergencies via text messaging.
By Jessica Pasley
December 13, 2022

Holiday Music Special

Executive producers of the Nashville Holiday Music Special, Pamela Bolling, Julie Carell Stadler and Davide Medeiros joined Meg Rush, MD, Champ and performers for a viewing party on Dec. 3, at the Four Seasons Hotel Nashville.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 12, 2022

Vanderbilt experts advise keeping safety in mind when buying toys

Keeping safety at the top of the list when purchasing toys, say experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Jessica Pasley
December 8, 2022

Holiday celebrations taking place at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Members of the spiritual care team at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have created Sacred Celebrations, a first-time project that will run during December and wrap up on Jan. 7, 2023.
By Jessica Pasley
December 6, 2022

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt named a Leapfrog Top Hospital

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has been named a Leapfrog Top Hospital for 2022, earning the designation among a select group of children hospitals across the nation.
By Christina Echegaray
December 1, 2022

Pediatric nursing leader Krause set to retire

After nearly four decades of service to children and families, Kathie Krause, MSN, RN, NNP-BC, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, is set to retire.
By Christina Echegaray
November 29, 2022

New radiology order priority options go live in January 2023

The radiology order entry system in eStar will be updated to allow providers to choose from four options — based on a patient’s medical needs — when requesting studies for hospitalized and emergency department patients. The update is scheduled to go live on Jan. 11, 2023.
By Leigh MacMillan
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