Jessica Pasley Archive — Page 39 of 57

Portrait of a woman with short light-brown hair wearing a black cardigan over a gray top.
April 6, 2017

VUMC mourns loss of Transplant Center’s Payne

Jerita Payne, MSN, ACNP, MMHC, director of Clinical Transplant Services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), died March 22 after a brief illness. She was 54.

By Jessica Pasley
April 6, 2017

Initiative seeks to prevent sudden cardiac arrest in children

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently launched a chapter of Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adam’s Memory), a national organization committed to preventing sudden cardiac arrest in children and teens through education and life-saving programs.

By Jessica Pasley
A smiling hospitalized man rests in bed with medical equipment around him while a woman leans beside him with her arm around his head.
April 6, 2017

Heart transplant program reaches major milestone

Surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) performed five heart transplants in four days to place the institution among an elite group of transplant centers in the country — reaching 1,000 heart transplantations.

By Jessica Pasley
A smiling woman holds a young boy outdoors; he points toward the camera.
March 30, 2017

Organ donation awareness event set for April 6

On Dec. 11, 2015, Jamie Heard woke up earlier than usual. She said she went through her normal routine, which included morning prayers.

By Jessica Pasley
Stacy Jones sits at a hospital reception workstation with computer monitors, smiling toward the camera; staff and a hallway are visible in the background.
March 16, 2017

Social worker Jones thrives on helping patients, families

“Today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry” reads a sign next to the door as you exit Stacy Jones’ office on the 8th floor of Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital (VUAH). As a social worker on the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Vanderbilt, the sign’s wording fits Jones’ personality.

By Jessica Pasley
Portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair wearing a black blazer and blue top.
March 16, 2017

Moore honored by American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Deonna Moore, MSN, ACNP-BC, was recently named the Advanced Transplant Provider of the Year by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

By Jessica Pasley