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Support Niswonger Children’s Hospital with a specialty license plate

For years, the Niswonger Children’s Hospital specialty license plate has offered a simple way for community members to show their support for children’s healthcare across the region. Each plate purchased helps raise funds for pediatric services, and every plate on the road reflects the community’s commitment to patients and families. Ballad Health Foundation is encouraging team members and community members to consider purchasing or renewing a Niswonger Children’s Hospital specialty license plate. The plate carries an annual fee of $61.50, with more than half of that amount supporting children’s health services at Niswonger Children’s Hospital. To learn more or to order a Niswonger Children’s Hospital specialty license plate, visit the Tennessee Department of Revenue website or stop by a local Department of Motor Vehicles office. Once on the site, scroll down and click on “Available License Plates.”

Enter to win tickets to ETSU Lady Bucs basketball game and Niswonger Children’s Hospital toy drive

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — East Tennessee State University and Niswonger Children’s Hospital are teaming up to give you a chance to win tickets to the next Lady Bucs basketball game. The Lady Bucs will tip off against King University at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2 at Brooks Gym on ETSU’s campus. To bring the holiday spirit into the new year, Niswonger Children’s Hospital will also be collecting toy donations for patients. Donations of new, unopened toys can be deposited in designated toy bins at the game. The toy drive ticket giveaway is awarding 24 tickets to both Ballad Health team members and the community. Six lucky winners will receive four tickets each for the game. Click here to enter. Entry forms must be completed by noon on Jan. 1. Winners will be randomly selected and notified by email. Enter today to tip off the new year and help bring joy to Niswonger Children’s Hospital…

Helpers needed to wrap gifts for Santa’s Workshop at Niswonger Children’s Hospital

Niswonger Children’s Hospital is looking for volunteer elves to help wrap gifts that have been donated to children who are in the hospital. Gifts will be distributed the week of Christmas to children who are at Niswonger Children’s Hospital and in the pediatric emergency departments in Kingsport and Bristol. Wrapping supplies will be provided — just bring a dose of holiday cheer! Whether you have several hours or 30 minutes to spare, your help will go a long way toward making magic this holiday season. Click here to sign up to volunteer. Time slots are available throughout the day from Tuesday, Dec. 16, through Tuesday, Dec. 23. Team members who are interested in donating toys should reach out to Rodney Rhodes, child life manager, at rodney.rhodes@balladhealth.org or click here to order through our Walmart wish list. Toys ordered through the wish list will be shipped directly to the children’s hospital.

Casting call: Volunteers needed to bring Scrubs the Bear to community events

The Niswonger Children’s Network is searching for volunteers to fill the role of Scrubs the Bear, the Network’s iconic mascot! The Network is seeking volunteers to bring Scrubs to events throughout the community. Scrubs is a staple for the Network’s most celebratory moments, bringing an extra dose of joy to hospital events like Spooky Trail to ribbon cuttings and parades. Scrubs even has his own Thanksgiving parade each year to bring holiday spirit to children who are in the hospital. Scrubs’ duties include posing for pictures at various events, interacting with community members and bringing extra smiles and comfort to children who are hospitalized. To help bring Scrubs to more hospital and community events, the Network is seeking to compile a list of on-call volunteers to play Scrubs at various events throughout the year. Current team members, volunteers, students and anyone seeking some bear-sized fun are encouraged to apply! To apply or for more information,…

Niswonger Children’s Hospital brings Pediatric Hands-On Skills Fair to six of our hospitals

Niswonger Children’s Hospital is taking a Pediatric Hands-On Skills Fair on the road, bringing in-person training sessions to six facilities across the Ballad Health system. All emergency department team members are invited to the fair, which will focus on different techniques when providing emergency care to children, including techniques for taking vitals, how to perform comfortable support holds and distraction techniques. The fair will also offer hands-on activities for things like seizures, non-accidental trauma and respiratory distress. Each facility will offer two opportunities to participate in the full, four-hour fair. Morning classes last from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and afternoon classes are from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Interested participants can register on their HealthStream account. Email niswongereducation@balladhealth.org for more information. Schedule: Date Facility Place Monday, Aug. 25 Johnson City Medical Center Niswonger Conference Room 2 Tuesday, Aug. 26 Greeneville Community Hospital Classroom A, B, C on the fifth floor Monday, Sept. 15 Johnston Memorial…

“Hope Rising” campaign raises record $514,000 in 10th annual Niswonger Children’s Hospital radiothon

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.— The 10th Niswonger Children’s Hospital Radiothon concluded with more than a half million dollars raised over the two-day fundraiser. The new record of $514,000 surpasses the previous record of donations set in 2021 by about $69,000, kicking off a successful capital campaign focused on expanding the children’s hospital and its services. The two-day event began Thursday and concluded Friday evening after 36 hours of nonstop fundraising, bringing to a close another successful year of fundraising for the region’s only children’s hospital. “We know the community stands beside us, but the generosity still blows us away every year,” said Ballad Health Foundation President Jack Simpson. “In 10 years, our community has banded together to put almost $4 million toward the future of healthcare in the Appalachian Highlands. That’s absolutely incredible.” This year’s radiothon marked several other records, including 30 teams, 240 volunteers and a record 1,400 donations. Over the past decade, the radiothon has helped…