Art & Science Archive — Page 2 of 3
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September 21, 2020
David Hansen is a doctor, pianist and composer. His gift of music is lifting spirits, including in the COVID unit.
He has made his songs of healing available to patients in Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital -
March 18, 2020
Artist hopes mural brightens days at Children’s Hospital
At Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, bunnies in space helmets swirl around the rings of Saturn. A bunny speeds by the sun in a spaceship. Another rides across the sky in a hot air balloon. -
April 8, 2019
“Kids in Nashville” fashion show unites local artists and Children’s Hospital patients
Lab coats serve as canvases for beautiful art -
March 27, 2019
Nurse creates artwork inspired by Vanderbilt’s orthopaedic patients
Recycled paper and expired test tubes find new life in colorful greetings for patients -
February 21, 2019
New sculpture honors organ donors, families
Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees and guests gathered in the sixth floor atrium of the Critical Care Tower on Feb. 14 to dedicate “The Gift of Life,” a metal sculpture memorializing the final, selfless act of VUMC’s organ donors and their families. -
November 15, 2018
Songwriting aids palliative care nurse in cancer fight
Megan Palmer, RN, a nurse in the Palliative Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, wears many hats, but she never imagined writing a song about a perfect Stetson cowboy hat would hold such powerful meaning in her life. -
October 18, 2018
Young heart patient, care team bond through music
Sydney Andrade-Rubio usually brings her ukulele during hospital stays and clinic visits at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.