The largest pediatric off-campus expansion since the freestanding hospital opened in Nashville, Monroe Carell’s Murfreesboro facility recently marked five years, celebrating the team’s work of caring for children over nearly 194,000 visits.

He will step down in late spring/early summer 2025 and then plans to retire from the faculty in June 2026.

“How much closer to an angel can you get than a little bitty baby struggling for life?” said Dean Driver, 91, who converted a panel truck into VUMC’s first neonatal transport in his driveway.

Flu illness accounts for up to 10% of all pediatric hospitalizations during the winter season in the United States.

Monroe Carell is one of only eight children’s hospitals in the U.S. and the only one in Tennessee to receive a spot on the Top Hospitals list this year.

Santa came to town a bit early this year to make a special stop at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Too much screen time might leave little darling deficient in vitamin D.