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A child in glasses and a red shirt pitches a cricket ball across a grassy field toward a blurred batter in the foreground; cricket stumps stand between them, with a brick building and trees in the background.
July 7, 2026

Kris Rehm on caring for children beyond the clinic and in the community

Every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, and we know their health is shaped by much more than clinical care.

Brayden Thrasher, 7, attends Camp Hope, a three-day experience for burn survivors. (photo by Donn Jones)
September 23, 2024

Camp Hope: A place of healing and happiness for burn survivors

At Camp Hope, Vanderbilt personnel, adult burn survivors and others volunteer to create activities to promote physical and emotional healing for the children.

By Jessica Pasley
Children wearing bright red life jackets float in a line down a shallow, wooded creek, accompanied by adults.
September 1, 2016

Camp Hope

More than 30 former patients of the Vanderbilt Burn Center gathered at the Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia, Tennessee, recently for Camp Hope, a free annual event for pediatric burn survivors ages 6 to 16.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Two children and an adult use a garden hose to spray water across a grassy lawn; picnic tables are visible in the background.
August 28, 2014

Camp Hope

Thirty former patients of the Vanderbilt Burn Center gathered at the Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia, Tennessee, recently for Camp Hope, a free annual event for burn survivors ages 6 to 16.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A child wearing a red firefighter helmet holds a spraying fire hose with assistance from two adults on a grassy field; an orange training cone is in the foreground.
August 2, 2012

Camp Hope helps young burn patients on road to recovery

Spirits and self confidence soared as thirty former patients of the Vanderbilt Burn Center gathered July 25-28 for Camp Hope, a free, annual event for burn survivors ages 6 to 16.

By Vanderbilt Health News