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Child in a yellow Dance Marathon shirt gives high-fives to participants in colorful tie-dye shirts at a crowded indoor fundraising event.
April 13, 2017

Dance Marathon

Dance Marathon, Vanderbilt’s largest student-led philanthropic organization, raised a record $282,332 to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt during its recent annual event.

By Doug Campbell
Four people stand outside the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center holding an oversized $100,000 donation check from DS Services of America to support breast cancer research.
March 30, 2017

Research support

DS Services of America Inc. recently presented a $100,000 gift to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) to support breast cancer research.

By Vanderbilt Health News
An older man in a suit and patterned tie stands beside a smiling doctor in a white coat in a hospital or clinical room. The coat reads “Richard S. Meyer, Jr.” and “Trauma Surgical Critical Care.”
March 23, 2017

Gavin family’s new gifts expand support for Trauma program

When Carol Ann Gavin was transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in 2010 after being gravely ill for weeks, one of the first people she met was critical care surgeon Richard Miller, M.D. She immediately trusted Miller’s assurance that he would get her well. He delivered on his promise.

By Nancy Humphrey
March 23, 2017

Volunteer leaders added to VUMC advisory boards

Thirteen volunteer leaders have been named over the past year to fill vacant positions on three Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) advisory boards and councils.

By Nancy Humphrey
Two hockey players in yellow Nashville jerseys and one player in a white Edmonton jersey pose with a child at center ice during a ceremonial puck drop, with a packed arena crowd behind them.
March 9, 2017

Hockey Fights Cancer

Michelle Alvarez, center, served as patient ambassador for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt at the recent Nashville Predators Hockey Fights Cancer Night.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Aerial view of a large urban medical or office complex with multiple red construction cranes, surrounded by parking lots, roads, and a dense city skyline.
February 9, 2017

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt exceeds fundraising goal for hospital expansion

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has surpassed its fundraising goal of $40 million in support of a four-floor building expansion that will help advance the size and scope of the hospital’s specialized pediatric health care programs.

By Vanderbilt Health News