98 WSIX and Band Against MS Team Up to Raise Funds for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

On Tuesday, February 23, 2010, multi-platinum recording artist Clay Walker will perform at a benefit concert at the famed Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville to raise money and awareness for multiple sclerosis research. Chords of Hope: The Clay Walker MS Benefit Concert is presented by 98 WSIX and produced by Walker’s charity, Band Against MS (BAMS).

Tickets go on sale Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 10:00 a. m. through Wildhorse Saloon, and cost $10-50. All proceeds from the concert will go toward multiple sclerosis research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Walker is thrilled to perform in Nashville for a cause that hits close to home. “I’m happy that the day has finally come where I get the chance to do something that I love right here in Nashville and to raise money for something that is near and dear to my heart,” said Walker. Diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 1996, Walker founded BAMS to provide educational information and to fund research for MS in hopes of finding a cure to the disease.

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 http://www.bandagainstms.org. Follow the organization on Twitter @BandAgainstMS or become a fan on Facebook by visiting http://www.facebook.com/pages/Band-Against-MS/102420127429.

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, visit http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu.