Children’s Hospital Archives
Child passenger safety initiative bolstered by grant from Kohl’s
Sep. 12, 2019—Children’s Hospital will allocate funding from a $120,000 grant from Kohl’s to support the child passenger safety initiative — Kohl’s Stay Seat Smart Program.
Reunion to celebrate former NICU patients, families
Sep. 11, 2019—On Sunday, Sept. 15, 176 families — approximately 600 people — will gather in the theater of Children’s Hospital from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to reminisce, hug members of their care teams and celebrate their children’s graduation from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Annual Pumpkin Patch for cancer research funds to run Oct. 5-31
Sep. 11, 2019—by Christina Echegaray Each October, as Missy Cook helps unload trailers full of bright, plump pumpkins with hundreds of volunteers, she’s reminded why the Cooper Trooper Foundation Pumpkin Patch exists — because her son, Cooper, 10, is alive after surviving a rare cancer that was found when he was just 8 weeks old. The annual...
Butterfly effect
Sep. 5, 2019—Isaac Corbin, 8, works on his butterfly painting during a session with Nashville-based artist Rob Hendon, who recently visited Seacrest Studios at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Kohl’s grant supports child passenger safety initiative at Children’s Hospital
Sep. 4, 2019— by Jessica Pasley Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will allocate funding from a $120,000 grant from Kohl’s to support the child passenger safety initiative — Kohl’s Stay Seat Smart Program. The proposed Kohl’s Stay Seat Smart Program seeks to use a multipronged approach that addresses car seat misuse through education, community outreach...
CMA-supported space debuts at Children’s Hospital
Aug. 29, 2019—Members of the country music industry came together to celebrate the newly opened 10th floor of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The space was made possible, in part, through significant support from the Country Music Association (CMA).
Diamond named TNAAP Pediatrician of the Year
Aug. 29, 2019—Alex Diamond, DO, MPH, has many titles and serves in multiple roles — associate professor of Pediatrics and Orthopedic Surgery, director of the Program for Injury Prevention in Youth Sports (PIPYS) and team physician for Vanderbilt University, the Nashville Predators and the Nashville Sounds.
Harvest Party
Aug. 22, 2019—Families recently gathered for the annual Arrington Vineyards Harvest Party.
New CT scanner eases need for young children to stay still
Aug. 22, 2019—New CT technology at Children’s Hospital is changing the medical imaging landscape for young children and adolescents.
E-cigarette use spurs rise in number of teens being treated for respiratory problems
Aug. 21, 2019—Physicians are seeing what seems to be an increase in the number of teens and young adults being treated for severe respiratory injury after e-cigarette use.
VUSN to honor Crankshaw’s clinical achievements
Aug. 15, 2019—Marlee Crankshaw, DNP, RN, CNML, is receiving the 2019 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Alumni Award for Clinical Achievement in Nursing.
Chinnappan’s blood conservation efforts recognized
Aug. 15, 2019—Isaac Chinnappan, MS, CCP, LCP, has become one of nine certified perfusionists in the country to receive the Patient Blood Management Specialist certification.
