Community & Giving Archive

April 16, 2024

Smart Heart Act aims to save lives

New legislation requiring that automated external defibrillators (AED) be located within 1,000 feet of any high school athletic activity in Tennessee is a win-win for a team of physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley

Jeff Johnson and son, Jordan Johnson, a patient of Monroe Carell, walk the runway at Friends & Fashion to a standing ovation from the audience. (photos by Susan Urmy)

April 11, 2024

Friends & Fashion raises funds in style

Friends of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt held its annual fundraising event, Friends & Fashion, on Tuesday, April 2, at Music City Center. The fashion show and luncheon included grateful patient families and health care heroes from Monroe Carell walking the runway.

By Sarah Thornton

Kewanna Frierson and her daughter, Kennedi.

April 9, 2024

Lifting up voices to celebrate healthy Black births

Celebration of Black Motherhood on April 20 elevates positive stories and experiences around Black births

By Danny Bonvissuto

March 29, 2024

What happens when musicians lose their hearing? Many find their way to VUMC’s Katie Berg — a scientist, a clinician — and a musician.

Cochlear implants can restore the ability to hear speech, but not music. In the heart of Music City, Katie Berg helps fit cochlear implants tuned specially for the needs of musicians.

By Wayne Wood

March 29, 2024

A gunshot to the head. A long recovery. Then a wedding.

Special Agent Adam Daniels celebrates ongoing recovery after gunshot causes traumatic brain injury; family’s gift will support care of others with similar injuries

By Jill Clendening

March 29, 2024

VUMC nurses lead Pearl-Cohn career fair to showcase health care careers to high school students

The fair featured a multidisciplinary group, including nursing, social work, EMS, pharmacy, medicine and surgical and radiology technologists.

By Matt Batcheldor

March 4, 2024 Out of the Woods Foundation presents Rock ‘n’ Roll Playhouse at Brooklyn Bowl to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
February 29, 2024 Grant helps expand Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training across Middle Tennessee By Matt Batcheldor
February 1, 2024 Fleet of Miracles highlights Music Therapy Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt will be featured on two of Knight-Swift Transportation company's fleet of trucks for the next three years.
By Jessica Pasley
January 11, 2024 New playroom supported by Dunkin’ allows pediatric patients a place where they feel comfortable to be themselves, have fun and heal
Infants and toddlers at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have a newly renovated space in which to play thanks to a $150,000 grant from Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation.
By Christina Echegaray
January 9, 2024 Chic Awearness supports mentoring program for ovarian cancer patients
Chic Awearness is now supporting two new ovarian cancer research initiatives at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and providing matching funding for a social worker to coordinate Woman to Woman, a peer mentoring program launched at VUMC in 2023.
By Tom Wilemon
December 19, 2023 Cancer changed Jack Cawthon’s tune, so he found new ways to voice his gratitude
Multiple bouts with cancer and a total laryngectomy have curbed Jack Cawthon's ability to sing, but not his spirit.
By Danny Bonvissuto
November 29, 2023 Nonprofits support quest to cure childhood epilepsy
Monica Joanna Elnekaveh was doing everything she could to learn what was causing her 18-month-old daughter’s developmental issues. Her relentless quest to find answers eventually led her to Vanderbilt investigative neurologist Jing-Qiong (Katty) Kang, MD, PhD.
By Bill Snyder