Community & Giving Archive — Page 17 of 34
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March 4, 2020
New Children’s Hospital space expands NICU care
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will house one of the largest Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) in the country with this week’s opening of its newest inpatient space on the 11th floor. -
March 4, 2020
Bundled maternity plan offered to VUMC, MNPS employees
Hearing that she could deliver her second child with no out-of-pocket expense convinced Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee Amy New to enroll in the new MyMaternityHealth Bundle offered by Vanderbilt Health, and she quickly learned the program’s advantages didn’t stop there. -
February 19, 2020
Vanderbilt University Medical Center among top 100 proposals for MacArthur Foundation $100 million grant
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today unveiled a grant proposal from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) as one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the “Top 100,” in its 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical societal challenges. -
February 13, 2020
Advocacy group’s gift boosts lung cancer research efforts
An advocacy group for patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive lung cancer has awarded a $500,000 grant dedicated to overcoming treatment resistance to the cancer. -
February 13, 2020
Jackson’s gift to help children with hearing loss
In honor of her parents, Joyce Jackson established The Hazel J. and George W. Fellendorf Childhood Deafness Fund at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center to support programs that benefit children with hearing loss. -
February 11, 2020
He’s a dentist. He plays hockey. He is VERY careful about his teeth.
Tyler Ames, DMD, has seen the worst of what a hockey puck or stick can do to the mouth. He loves hitting the ice anyway with his team the Gravediggers. -
January 31, 2020
Innovative Project SEARCH provides good jobs for participants, great employees for VUMC
The program focuses on training young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for jobs in health care