There are 12 article(s) tagged Le Bonheur Children's Hospital:

• September 2019

  • The Container Store donating $12,300 to Le Bonheur

    The Container store raised $12,300 for Le Bohneur Children's Hospital during its opening weekend.

    By Abigail Warren September 18, 2019

• June 2019

  • Rotary Club, Le Bonheur provide gift for children around the world

    After doctors in Jamaica told a mother they could not repair her infant son’s heart defect, she took to the internet to make a plea that led her to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis.  

    By Michelle Corbet June 03, 2019

• April 2019

  • Cyclists raise funds for Le Bonheur in memory of child

    An annual journey from Nashville to Sewanee University took on new meaning when one of the founding members lost their 10-month-old daughter to SIDS.  

    By Michelle Corbet April 16, 2019

  • Agencies meet to discuss solutions to violence in Memphis

    Representatives of local nonprofit organizations met at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital to discuss solutions for violence in the Memphis community.

    By Jared Boyd April 07, 2019

  • Traumatic childhood events in Shelby County double national average

    With children in Shelby County experiencing twice as many adverse childhood experiences than the national average, a symposium was held Friday to turn awareness into action.  

    By Michelle Corbet April 06, 2019

  • BCBS breathes fresh air into Le Bonheur asthma program

    A brigade of community health educators are tearing out carpets and cleaning up dust to help local children with asthma breathe a little easier thanks to funding from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. 

    By Michelle Corbet April 01, 2019

• March 2019

  • Meri Armour reflects on Le Bonheur career, talks next steps

    In the 12 years Meri Armour has led the children's hospital, Le Bonheur has grown from a community hospital to a national center of pediatric innovation. 

    By Michelle Corbet March 24, 2019

  • Le Bonheur plans $38M expansion of Heart Institute

    Le Bonheur Children's Hospital announces $38 million expansion of its fast-growing Heart Institute.

    By Tom Bailey March 04, 2019

  • Le Bonheur remedies issues at home, in addition to disease

    When families are struggling to pay rent, they don't always have the money for medications or even the gas to get to the doctor. Le Bonheur is addressing these challenges with a new program that sees the resolution of issues at home all the way through. 

    By Michelle Corbet March 03, 2019

• January 2019

  • Le Bonheur video game collaboration has kids jumping to exercise

    An exercise physiologist at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital is working with a local virtual reality developer to get kids introduced to healthy practices, like exercise, early in life. 

    By Michelle Corbet January 06, 2019

• December 2018

  • Winter season brings threat of RSV

    Winter is the start of cold and flu season. But this year, the dangerous respiratory virus RSV – the No. 1 cause of hospitalization of infants in the U.S. – has been peaking earlier than usual. What parents and seniors need to know.

    By Jane Schneider December 27, 2018

• September 2018

  • Le Bonheur institute finding new treatments for epilepsy

    Nothing is scarier than watching your child experience a seizure. Just ask Ashley Eagle. Her 3-year-old son, Jackson, has been seeing doctors for a genetic disorder and epilepsy since he was a baby. Colds and viruses typically cause flare-ups, bringing multiple seizures a week, even with medication.

    By Jane Schneider September 30, 2018