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 has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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