New legislation requiring that automated external defibrillators (AED) be located within 1,000 feet of any high school athletic activity in Tennessee is a win-win for a team of physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Friends of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt held its annual fundraising event, Friends & Fashion, on Tuesday, April 2, at Music City Center. The fashion show and luncheon included grateful patient families and health care heroes from Monroe Carell walking the runway.

Beginning April 18, all Monroe Carell employees, patients, families, learners, and visitors will pass through the detection screening technology at all three hospital entrances.

Psychologists at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will soon begin offering a workshop to help patients and families impacted by chronic pain and persistent functional symptoms.

“She is such a wonderful human being, and everyone can see that."

This year’s Vanderbilt Child Health Poll shows that over 40% of Tennessee families report they are food insecure ― a similar proportion from last year. Most families (71%) say they have continued to change food spending habits due to high prices.