Community & Giving Archive — Page 21 of 37
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August 14, 2019
All of Us Research Program Takes Aim at Precision Population Health
Scarcely a year after its national launch, the “All of Us” research program, which aims to accelerate the prevention and treatment of disease, has enrolled more than 230,000 research participants — more than a fifth of its recruitment goal of 1 million people. All -
August 8, 2019
Family’s long history with VUMC leads to cardiology directorship
Steve Riven is making a gift in memory of his father to create the Samuel S. Riven, MD, Directorship in Cardiology at VUMC. -
July 25, 2019
Couple’s transplant journey continues by helping others
Elizabeth “Betsy” Barbour and her late husband, Richard, created a fund to help support Vanderbilt’s lung transplant patient assistance fund. -
July 25, 2019
Eye Institute receives $10 million gift for vision research efforts
The Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) has received a $10 million gift that will fund regenerative visual neuroscience research to develop transformative therapies for eye diseases. -
July 24, 2019
Alice Ingram Hooker, longtime supporter of VUMC and Children’s Hospital, dies at 85
Alice Ingram Hooker, a longtime supporter of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and former chair of their boards, died July 23 after an extended illness. -
June 20, 2019
Hospital Hospitality House grows
Supporters cut the ribbon last week to celebrate the newly expanded and renamed Pinson Hospital Hospitality House, which provides lodging for families and long-term patients at Nashville-area hospitals. -
June 19, 2019
Children’s Hospital debuts expanded space for patients
With a population explosion impacting Nashville and surrounding communities, serving the health care needs of the region’s families and children means that Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has been on the rise — literally.