The success of the half-day interaction on Fridays led the Sunrise Association to pilot a six-day camp environment for the clinic. The hope is that it will be shared with other pediatric hospitals offering cancer therapies.

Recently, the company reached a remarkable milestone of $5 million in total support for Monroe Carell, reflecting its long-standing commitment to patient- and family-centered care.

More than $500,000 in grants will fuel pioneering work in early disease detection, genetic risk insights and family-centered care for children with heart conditions.

Vanderbilt Health was the first to use this technology in Tennessee in 1989, with the first patient placed on ECMO in the neonatal intensive care unit. The pediatric program is one of the largest and most successful programs in the world.

Squid, a facility dog at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, helped relieve Porter Pickett’s anxiety throughout cancer treatment.

The designation by the Society of Hospital Medicine recognizes physicians whose careers have been marked by outstanding leadership, service, innovation and lasting contributions to hospital medicine and health care.

After a toddler’s alarming symptoms uncover hidden heart defects in four siblings, coordinated care at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt sets two brothers on a path to lifelong health.