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VANDERBILT â The Vanderbilt Transplant Center performed a record number of solid organ transplants in fiscal year 2021 â 637 life-saving procedures among its adult and pediatric programs â despite occurring entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The total number of transplants from the period between July 2020 and the end of June 2021, are up 10% from the 578 transplants during the same period in fiscal year 2020.
In fiscal year 2021, Vanderbilt University Medical Center performed 590 adult transplants and 47 pediatric transplants, records for both age groups.
âThis outstanding, sustained effort is the result of the collaborative work of a huge team of uncompromising professionals,â said Seth Karp, MD, H. William Scott Jr. Professor, chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences and director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center.
Rinne s Retirement Leaves One Last Thing to Say - Thank You
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Franklin High sophomore dies after ATV accident
By STEPHEN BOROWY, JAMES FELTON
FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) A Franklin High School student and football player died on Tuesday after being involved in an ATV accident on Friday.
Will Cherry, a sophomore, died on Tuesday after being hospitalized at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. He played baseball and football for the Admirals.
“The Franklin High School community is heartbroken over the loss of Will Cherry,” Franklin High Principal Dr. Shane Pantall said in a social media post.
“As a freshman, Will was a member of the FHS football and baseball teams. He was a fun-loving student that cared deeply for his family, friends, and school. He will be missed by his classmates, teachers, coaches and Franklin High School community.”