Rebecca Hixson Archive — Page 1 of 1

Three masked healthcare workers pose in a hospital hallway; the person in front holds an acoustic guitar.
April 29, 2021

Songs written by Palliative Care Unit caregivers reflect uncertain times and offer a reminder: “Take Good Care”

Five songs providing a snapshot of how the pandemic year felt on the patient care front lines

By Matt Batcheldor
A man in a gray suit sits beside a hospital bed, with books, snacks, and personal items arranged on a bedside table. The room contains chairs, medical equipment, and a window.
January 12, 2017

Vigil Volunteers program expanding to Medical ICU

After a successful 2016 pilot in the 16-bed Palliative Care Unit, the Vanderbilt Vigil Volunteers (V3) program — which pairs a volunteer with dying patients who either have no known family or friends, or whose family and friends are unable to be with them — is expanding into the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) in early 2017.

By Jill Clendening
Four members of a palliative care team stand together in a hospital hallway: a physician in a white coat, a nurse in blue scrubs, and two men in business-casual clothing.
August 4, 2016

New initiative pairs volunteers with palliative care patients

As a nurse working with critically ill patients with orders to not resuscitate, Rebecca Hixson, R.N., has often lingered in a patient’s room to complete her routine charting if she felt they were nearing death and no family or friends were around. But Hixson now hopes a new volunteer program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will mean these patients will always have someone by their side at the end of life.

By Jill Clendening