Le Bonheur program draws cardiologists across the US to Memphis
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital is the primary pediatric teaching affiliate for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and trains more than 350 pediatricians and specialists annually. (Courtesy Le Bonheur Children's Hospital)
New upgrades, including expanded capacity and cutting-edge technology, are a draw to Le Bonheur’s Heart Institute, which has hired 24 new cardiologists over the last five years to care for the program’s growing number of patients.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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