Children’s Hospital
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Ticket presale for Dierks Bentley event Sept. 8
Award-winning singer and songwriter Dierks Bentley will host “Miles & Music for Kids,” a celebrity motorcycle ride and concert benefiting the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, on Oct. 16. Read MoreSep 7, 2011
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Run for the Cure Sept. 17
Proceeds go to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreAug 31, 2011
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Support Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt at local businesses
Support the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in the coming weeks by purchasing Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals icons at the following local businesses. Read MoreAug 29, 2011
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Chancellor: University getting greener, needs to be less dependent on federal dollars
Vanderbilt must continue to develop new revenue streams to ensure its financial health in the face of federal budget deficits that are likely to impact government grants and awards, said Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos at Fall Faculty Assembly. Read MoreAug 25, 2011
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Take precautions against back-to-school pedestrian injuries
It’s back-to-school time, and safety experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are offering safety tips for children and their parents to help prevent pedestrian injuries, which often increase as the school year begins. Read MoreAug 8, 2011
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Support hospital with Blizzard purchase Aug. 11
Stop by any participating Middle Tennessee Dairy Queen on Aug. 11 to support Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, by purchasing a Blizzard. Proceeds will benefit the hospital. Contact: Allison Sambola, (615) 343-0722 … Read MoreAug 4, 2011
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Out of the Deep
A shark attack leads to a collaboration that could transform the lives of amputees This is the last snapshot taken of Craig Hutto before a shark attack claimed his leg on June 27, 2005. Photo provided by Craig Hutto It was an overcast June morning at Cap San Blas, Fla.,… Read MoreAug 1, 2011
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Buy tickets for July 30 Sounds game and help hospital
Baseball fans who buy tickets for the July 30 Nashville Sounds game can help raise money for the Books for Birth program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The 7 p.m. game against the Round Rock Express will feature a graduation celebration for children… Read MoreJul 26, 2011
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Aug. 26 golf tourney benefits hospital
Help support Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt by signing up for the 2nd Annual Credit Unions for Kids Golf Classic Friday, Aug. 26, at Windtree Golf Course in Mt. Juliet. Registration starts at 7 a.m. Come early to purchase your mulligans and red tickets for games… Read MoreJul 21, 2011
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Eve of Janus set for July 30
The 41st Eve of Janus is scheduled for July 30 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville. Read MoreJul 14, 2011
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urges parents to guard against extreme heat
With indexes as high as 110 degrees this week in Middle Tennessee, doctors at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are asking parents to remain vigilant against hyperthermia and other heat-related illnesses. Read MoreJul 14, 2011
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Benefit golf tournament Sept. 29
Network Computing Services is sponsoring a golf tournament to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The event is scheduled for Sept. 29 at Vanderbilt Legends Course in Franklin, Tenn.This is the eighth year that NCS has raised funds for the hospital. NCS is made up of VUMC employees… Read MoreJul 8, 2011
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New program supports children with brain injuries
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has helped launch a new program to support children diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after they leave the hospital. Read MoreJul 7, 2011
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Dollar General gives more than $1 million to expansion project at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is recognizing Dollar General Corporation for giving more than $1 million to Children’s Hospital’s 33-bed, 30,000-square-foot addition that is currently under construction. Read MoreJun 30, 2011
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Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with July Fourth fireworks
While nothing says Fourth of July quite like fireworks, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center urge caution and suggest always leaving these displays to the experts. Read MoreJun 30, 2011
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Support Children’s Hospital at participating Dairy Queens
Stop by any participating Middle Tennessee Dairy Queen now through Aug. 11, and support the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt by purchasing a balloon icon during checkout. Read MoreJun 27, 2011
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Tackling diabetes
Last April, 13-year-old Luke Mitchell had a routine well-child checkup at his pediatrician’s office in Nashville. The visit ended up being anything but routine. Instead of hearing that everything was OK and being sent on his way, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. … Read MoreJun 24, 2011
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Tight blood-sugar control may prevent diabetes progression
A new study is using technology to achieve better control of blood sugar levels early in the the course of type 1 diabetes. Read MoreJun 22, 2011
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Health Plus presents Meet Your Farmer
Vanderbilt Farmers Market 2010 (Vanderbilt University/Steve Green) If you like your meat fresh, then the Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market is the place to go. Walnut Hills Farm is here every week with their all natural, grass fed, dry aged beef and goat meat. Stop by and try it out for… Read MoreJun 22, 2011
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Farmers’ market returns to Vanderbilt
The Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market is now in full swing every Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. on Medical Center Plaza. Read MoreJun 8, 2011