TheĀ Monroe Carell Jr. Childrenās Hospital at 91ĢĘ²®»¢Ā is receiving significant philanthropic support through a $3 million gift from theĀ Country Music AssociationĀ (CMA). The gift represents the associationās further investment in the health and well-being of children throughout the region and will be used to support Childrenās Hospitalās four-floor, 160,000-square-foot expansion.
āCountry music is a format known for telling stories. Now the country music community will be known for building them,ā says CMA and Grammy award-winning entertainer Kix Brooks, who serves on the boards of both the CMA and Childrenās Hospital. āBuilding floors means helping more children and familiesālocally, regionally and around the worldāand I canāt imagine anyone with a heart not embracing what is going on at the Monroe Carell Jr. Childrenās Hospital at 91ĢĘ²®»¢.ā
Childrenās Hospital is adding the new space to better meet the needs of the growing number of critically ill children and families who seek the highly specialized pediatric health care services that only the hospital can provide.
The gift from the CMA and its members marks a high point in the longstanding relationship between the neighbor organizations.
āOur partnership is the definition of reciprocal care,ā says CMA CEO Sarah Trahern, EMBAā04. ā91ĢĘ²®»¢ has provided affordable health care options to our members and staff through CMAās health insurance programs; they are in our ābackyardā attending to the immediate needs of the industry; and they are widely supported by our artist community, including Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley [BAā97], Rascal Flatts and Kix Brooks. Supporting their ongoing growth is mutually beneficial.ā
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