I was looking at the West TN Reef Club and noticed that they did a service project at St. Jude Childrens Hospital by setting up saltwater aquariums in the hospital for the children to enjoy. I don't know if this has been looked at before up here, but I think it would be a great idea to incorporate into Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital (especially for those children that are terminally ill). I donate to Vanderbilt and St. Jude every year, but I would rather do something like this that we all could see a first hand benefit from and give the children something they can enjoy. Just an idea.
Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital
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NeveSSL
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It has been looked at and we've been trying for over a year to get it done.
As far as I know, we are still waiting on Vanderbilt to get back with us when they find a location. Our main liaison in all of this went back to school and has been working full time and going to grad school full time, so his time has been limited as well.
Maybe he'll chime in if he sees this.
We are in the slow process of getting it going is what it comes down to.
Brandon
As far as I know, we are still waiting on Vanderbilt to get back with us when they find a location. Our main liaison in all of this went back to school and has been working full time and going to grad school full time, so his time has been limited as well.
Maybe he'll chime in if he sees this.
We are in the slow process of getting it going is what it comes down to.
Brandon
DMBillies
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From what I understand Jack (our main liaison) was trying but one of the major issues that we were running into was the "biohazard" that such a tank might create in spreading disease and finding a location that was appropriate because of that.
In short it seemed to me that we were getting the "japanese inspection" treatment (Days of Thunder reference right there), where basically they would stall long enough that we would stop trying.
...but that was just my take on it.
I really wonder if there might be other places that are worthwhile donating the time and money to that would not have the security and sanitation hurdles that a hospital has?
In short it seemed to me that we were getting the "japanese inspection" treatment (Days of Thunder reference right there), where basically they would stall long enough that we would stop trying.
...but that was just my take on it.
I really wonder if there might be other places that are worthwhile donating the time and money to that would not have the security and sanitation hurdles that a hospital has?
supertech99
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I just took a new position at Vanderbilt hospital, they have a salt tank in the occupational health waiting room and in the employee fitness center. I am not sure but I think they are professionally serviced.
kevlouie
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Um. They are still kicking it around, but they have a pandemic to deal with. I got asked a while back by the Infection Control Practioner at Childrens if there were any hazards to kids the tank might pose, and I suggested they not let the kids chew on the palythoa, but I'm not aware of any Nemo Flu strains yet.
if there were any hazards to kids the tank might pose, and I suggested they not let the kids chew on the palythoa, but I'm not aware of any Nemo Flu strains yet.