NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee families whose children need long-term rehabilitation after serious injuries or illnesses will have an option closer to home. Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced plans to build the state's first pediatric rehabilitation facility in Nashville.

Currently, Tennessee has no pediatric rehab facilities, forcing families to travel out of state and typically to Atlanta when their children require specialized long-term care after accidents, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries or cancer treatments.

"It's been so hard over the years to have to tell families when they're in the midst of a crisis in the hospital that they're going to have to go out of state," Dr. Elizabeth Martin said.

Martin is the director of pediatric rehabilitation medicine at Vand

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