ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support

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ELSO would like to recognize Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt for receiving the Award for Excellence in Life Support!

One of the reasons Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt was found noteworthy as specified by the ELSO Award Committee is:

You are awarded this honor based on several aspects of you excellent program. Even though you are a busy center, you maintain a primed back-up circuit for all ECMO patients. You have an excellent orientation program. All new ECMO specialists must sit pump for 200 hours prior to being released from orientation, with orientation lasting as long as 9 months. You have a standardized process for educating new fellows and attendings which includes lectures and wet labs.

Specifically, the below mentioned staff have been instrumental in Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt's outstanding achievements.

Mary B. Taylor, MD
John Pietsch, MD
William Walsh, MD
Peter Grubb, MD
Tom Klein, CCP
David Bichell, MD
Cindy Thomason, RN
Daphne Hardison, RN, BSN
Christy Worden, RN
Alice Mealer, RN
Paul Scott, RN, MSN
Pam Purcell, RRT
Barbara Wood, RN
Andy Bledsoe RRT
Myron Norman RRT
Marguerite Knight RRT
Dionne Reed RRT
Alice Mason RRT
Alison Sage, RRT
Sabrina Sheppard, RN, BSN, CCRN
LeeAnn Hassler, RN, BSN
Amanda Carter, RRT
Jade Forlidas, RN, MSN
Theresa Rogers, RN, BSN
Donald Voorhees, RRT