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Special Guests Announced for Chords of Hope Benefit Concert

Jan 18, 2010

SHeDAISY, Lee Brice and Chuck Wicks have signed on to help multi-platinum recording artist Clay Walker raise money and awareness for multiple sclerosis at the Chords of Hope: The Clay Walker MS Benefit Concert. Presented by 98 WSIX and produced by Walker’s charity, Band Against MS, the concert will take place on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at the famed Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville.

Tickets are available through the Wildhorse Saloon, and cost $10-50. All proceeds from the concert will go toward multiple sclerosis research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

For ticket information, please visit www.wildhorsesaloon.com or call (615) 902-8211. To learn more about Clay Walker and BAMS, visit www.claywalker.com and www.bandagainstms.org.

About Band Against MS:

Band Against MS, Inc., (BAMS) is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit public charity committed to providing educational information for those living with multiple sclerosis, funding programs researching a cure for multiple sclerosis, and funding programs helping those living with the disease. Nationally acclaimed recording artist Clay Walker established BAMS in February 2003 because he wanted to help others living with the same disease he has battled since 1996. More information about BAMS is available at www.bandagainstms.org. Follow the organization on Twitter @BandAgainstMS or become a fan on Facebook by clicking here.

About Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is home to Vanderbilt University Hospital, The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. These hospitals experienced more than 48,000 inpatient admissions during fiscal year 2009. Vanderbilt’s adult and pediatric outpatient clinics treated more than 1.2 million patients during this same period.

VUMC provides a number of clinical services unique to its region including: a Level 1 Trauma Center, a comprehensive Regional Burn Center, the highest designated level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the state, the Vanderbilt-Eskind Diabetes Center and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.    

Fulfilling its mission of service to the region as a nonprofit academic medical center, VUMC provided $228 million in uncompensated care during fiscal year 2009.

In 2009 Vanderbilt University Hospital was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as offering the nation’s best specialty care with nine specialty programs ranking among the nation’s top 50 in their respective fields. Vanderbilt University Hospital is included in the 2009 U.S. News “Honor Roll” of the nation’s Best Hospitals.

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is one of the nation’s premiere pediatric hospitals with six specialty programs ranked among the nation’s best this year by U.S. News & World Report.

For more information about Vanderbilt University Medical Center, see www.mc.vanderbilt.edu.