Photos: Colorful sigs make patients, providers part of peds expansion
Published on Monday, June 10, 2019
By: Annie Oeth (aoeth@umc.edu)
A rainbow-colored beam-signing party June 6 kicked off preparations for "Growing Up Together," a celebration of UMMC’s seven-story pediatric expansion topping off. The beam will remain in the Rainbow Garden before the June 27 ceremony, scheduled for 4:30 p.m., to be followed at 6 p.m. by a fundraising reception at the Railroad District in downtown Jackson.
![Batson patient Tayden Franklin of Meridian signs the beam during Thursday's signing party in the Rainbow Garden.](/news/News_Articles/2019/06/Images/Beam-Signing-20190606-12.jpg)
Tayden Franklin of Meridian, a Children's Hospital patient, signs a beam during last Thursday's signing party in the Rainbow Garden.
![Pediatric Anesthesiologist Sara Robertson signs the beam at the Rainbow Garden signing party June 6.](/news/News_Articles/2019/06/Images/Beam-Signing-20190606-14.jpg)
Dr. Sara Robertson, a pediatric anesthesiologist, adds her name in bright pink ink.
![Cathy Randall, business analyst in anesthesiology, signs the beam during the June 6 signing party.](/news/News_Articles/2019/06/Images/Beam-Signing-20190606-16.jpg)
Cathy Randall, business analyst in anesthesiology, said she is excited for the pediatric expansion's topping-out celebration June 27.
![Signatures in a rainbow of Sharpie colors cover the beam that will be placed at the top of the children's expansion during a 4:30 p.m. ceremony June 27.](/news/News_Articles/2019/06/Images/Beam-Signing-20190606-19.jpg)
Signatures in a rainbow of colors cover a beam that will be placed at the top of the Children's Hospital expansion, scheduled to open in fall 2020.
![Jacob Drury of Philadelphia helps daughter Kinsley, a Batson patient, sign the beam.](/news/News_Articles/2019/06/Images/Beam-Signing-20190606-10.jpg)
Jacob Drury of Philadelphia helps his daughter, Kinsley, write her name. Kinsley is a Children's Hospital patient.
![Peds resident Carroll Anna Troy, right signs the beam.](/news/News_Articles/2019/06/Images/Beam-Signing-20190606-07.jpg)
Children's Hospital care team members, including Dr. Carroll Anna Troy, right, pediatric resident, will have their signatures included in UMMC's $180 million Children's Hospital expansion.
![McKinley Stanton of Richland signs the beam that will go to the top of UMMC's pediatric expansion.](/news/News_Articles/2019/06/Images/Beam-Signing-20190606-20.jpg)
McKinley Stanton of Richland pens her name.
![Doris Whitaker, left, director of Pastoral Services at UMMC, signs her name to the beam.](/news/News_Articles/2019/06/Images/Beam-Signing-20190606-06.jpg)
Doris Whitaker, left, UMMC director of pastoral services, said she finds the beam-signing party meaningful to patients, families and caregivers.
![Fetal cardiologist Dr. Jennifer Shores signs the beam that will go to the top of the seven-story pediatric expansion.](/news/News_Articles/2019/06/Images/Beam-Signing-Party_17.jpg)
Dr. Jennifer Shores, fetal cardiologist, said she is excited about the 2020 opening of the pediatric expansion, which will include a new home for the Children's Heart Center.
![Sylvia Martin watches granddaughter Mackynlee Bedwell of Foxworth, a Batson patient, sign the beam that will be placed at the top of UMMC's pediatric expansion.](/news/News_Articles/2019/06/Images/Beam-Signing-20190606-09.jpg)
Sylvia Martin watches her granddaughter, Mackynlee Bedwell of Foxworth, a Children's Hospital patient, add her name to the hundreds covering the beam.