Mission of Caring Archive — Page 1 of 7

Lauren Michelle Wells Fierro, LCSW, with several of the works created by patients with heart conditions. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 16, 2026

‘Heart Art’ helps patients with heart conditions heal

Patients create art in their own homes in their spare time, share it virtually as it is created, then send the art for display at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute.

The Innovation Clinic entrance on the first floor of the Medical Arts Building. (photo by Susan Urmy)
September 10, 2026

Innovation Clinic doubles as a working clinic and a proving ground

“The most innovative thing about this clinic is that it exists in the first place. … Now we have a dedicated pilot site for every new thing we want to test.”

September 7, 2026

Gibson Gives strikes the right chord with Vanderbilt Health for healing

Donated guitars help artists recover and return to making music.

August 31, 2026

Firefly expands to Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital and other regional clinics

Vanderbilt Health’s clinical care and support program for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorder has served 27 pregnant patients at VWCH, with the goal of serving 50-100 patients annually.

David Curfman, MD, poses for a photo with his artwork in his office at The Vanderbilt Neurology Clinic. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
August 27, 2026

What do you find at the intersection of art and medicine?

David Curfman and Lealani Mae Acosta practice neurology at work and create art at home. The ways each discipline informs the other runs deeper than it may seem at first glance.

Teresa Shelton, Director of Case Management at VWCH, center, celebrates the results of the
August 7, 2026

‘Christmas in July’ food drive nets 3,150 pounds for Wilson County families

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital departments compete against each other in friendly rivalry to bring in the most food during the monthlong drive.