Month: August 2025

August 21, 2025

Diabetes Center pilot and feasibility funding applications open; deadline is Nov. 7

August 21, 2025

Women’s Health Research Symposium to be Sept. 19

August 21, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Sara is more than just a cardiac rehab nurse but a patient advocate.’

Sara Tebos, RN, works in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation unit at Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
August 21, 2025

VUMC Pets of the Day: Potato and Chugg

August 21, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Thank you to Sam, for upholding the highest level of nursing care and bringing happiness and peace in the darkest of times.’

Samantha Murphy, RN, works in the Medical Intensive Care unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
August 21, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I cannot adequately describe the gratitude I have for how he approached this patient’s care.’

Shane Andrews, BSN, RN, is part of the Vascular Access Team at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
August 21, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Jason went out of his way on his lunch break and bought the patient an entire set of clothes and new shoes.’

Jason Benton, RN, works in the General Medical/Surgical unit at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.
By Kylie Avery
August 21, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Those few minutes she took to help me, wiping away those anxious tears, made such a difference in my care.’

Hyosook “Soozie” Kim, BSN, RN, works at Vanderbilt Endoscopy One Hundred Oaks. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.
By Kylie Avery
August 20, 2025

Tennessee grant ensures continued visual services for students through Project PAVE  

Project PAVE (Providing Access to the Visual Environment) was established in 1993 as a collaborative program between the Tennessee Department of Education, Lions Clubs of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University.
By Holly Fletcher
August 20, 2025

‘Toby Keith: American Icon’ tribute concert to be rebroadcast on Aug. 27; benefits Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

August 20, 2025

Vanderbilt Prize winner Huda Akil to discuss how science can aid mental health on Sept. 11

Akil is an internationally known neuroscientist at the University of Michigan and Michigan Neuroscience Institute whose research has helped reveal the fundamental nature of anxiety, depression, pain and addiction.
By Bill Snyder
August 19, 2025

Palliative Care Clinic moves to new location at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks

Now located in suite 20400 on the north side of the outpatient medical complex, the clinic is best accessed from the front parking lot, entering through Entrance D.
By Jill Clendening