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Shown here are (front row, from left) Katrina Pryor, Miguel Coleman, Brianna Wilson (back row, from left) Dawn Howard, Lonnie Purcell, Tohmanih Waggoner and Anthony Johnson.
November 21, 2025

Project SEARCH job skills program expands into off-site pharmacy services

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt hosted the first Project SEARCH site in Tennessee, offering interns free job training, educational development and employment opportunities since 2005.

By Jessica Pasley
November 19, 2025

Clothes Closet donations help patients and families; list of commonly needed items here

By Wayne Wood
From left, SLP graduate students Leah Wirthlin, Sydney Lex, Abby Ragan, Bella Blanchet, and Sam Eason pose with adapted Mickey Mouse dolls at the Adaptive Toy Workshop. Photo by Emily Mathis.
November 17, 2025

Latest workshop to modify toys for children with physical disabilities held at Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center

Participants successfully adapted more than 30 toys using simple modifications that allow children with limited mobility to operate them with an accessibility switch.

By Evan Dorian
(photo by Erin O. Smith)
November 10, 2025

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt honors Scott and Sandi Borchetta

Longtime supporters of Monroe Carell, the Borchettas’ latest philanthropy builds on their ongoing commitment to the hospital’s NICU services.

By Paige Turner
October 31, 2025

Trick or treat: Slideshow of Halloween at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt 

A Halloween Costume Shop and a Reverse Trick-or-Treating Parade are some of the fun holiday events at Monroe Carell.
October 31, 2025

VUMC to acquire Tennova Clarksville hospital from Community Health Systems Inc.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center announces plans to assume complete ownership of Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville hospital from subsidiaries of Community Health Systems Inc. VUMC has held a minority interest in the hospital since 2021.

By Rebecca Warren
October 30, 2025

Kix Brooks honored with star on Walk of Champions at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

For over two decades Brooks and his wife, Barbara, have donated their time and resources to Monroe Carell.
By Paige Turner
October 30, 2025

Close to Home: How specialized pediatric services are transforming Middle Tennessee 

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center is the only distinct pediatric emergency department and dedicated inpatient unit outside of downtown Nashville.
By Holly Fletcher
October 30, 2025

Join Nicole Kidman in supporting breast cancer research and care

Kidman recorded a video alongside her friend Vandana Abramson, MD, co-leader of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center's Breast Cancer Research Program, sharing her story.
October 23, 2025

John Seibert to continue serving community through Department of Otolaryngology’s partnership with Nashville General Hospital

Seibert was officially reappointed to Nashville General in October.
By Evan Dorian
October 7, 2025

MEGAMicrobe 2025

The event was held Sept. 27 at Jones Paideia Magnet School in Nashville.
October 7, 2025

Nurse’s wind phone project provides solace from grief 

Since she erected the "wind phone " booth two years ago, it has become a sanctuary of solace.
By Tom Wilemon
October 6, 2025

Legacy Circle Spotlight Series

Donors are welcomed into the Legacy Circle when they make a lasting gift to the Medical Center through their will, retirement plan, life insurance policy or trust.
By Crystal Brownell
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