Credo Award Archive — Page 8 of 8

Marchelle Alexander smiles at the camera in a black-and-white paisley blouse in a warmly lit office lobby.
September 7, 2018

Marchelle Alexander has a “secret” technique to help upset patients feel better: she listens

By Leigh MacMillan
Janet Lemonis, identified by the caption, smiles at the camera while wearing black medical scrubs and an employee badge in a hospital hallway.
July 11, 2018

Compassion, advocacy for patients with visual impairment put Eye Institute employee Janet Lemonis in the spotlight

“She is the most awesome God-sent person — she filled my heart. I had a hole in it and Janet filled it.”

By Tavia Smith
Smiling man in a light blue shirt and red patterned tie posed in a clinical room with medical equipment in the background.
June 5, 2018

Doing his own colonoscopy made Christopher Lind a legend. But his commitment to patients and families is also legendary.

“The cultural change of having a respected, practicing physician serve as a Patient and Family Advisory Council member has been invaluable.”

By Leigh MacMillan
Portrait of Cheri Frazier smiling in a black blazer, with one hand resting under her chin, against a softly blurred outdoor background.
May 21, 2018

Cheri Frazier’s treatment for a brain tumor, and return to work afterward, illuminates her passion to treat others like family

“My philosophy is, I am a patient myself. What if someone is in pain when they call? What if they’re scared? The team does anything we can to help them.”

By Nancy Humphrey
Portrait of a smiling woman wearing glasses, a blue scarf, and a black cardigan, standing in a hospital hallway with framed artwork.
March 13, 2018

Childhood tragedies forged a compassionate heart in Rhonda Ashley-Dixon

Her passion and dedication provide guidance to patients, families and providers at Vanderbilt Behavioral Health.

By Leigh MacMillan
A smiling man in blue medical scrubs and a surgical cap stands beside an open storage cabinet and shelves of boxed medical supplies.
February 26, 2018

Former DJ Kelvin Jones stays in the groove making sure clinicians and patients have the supplies they need

As a lead supply technician for VUMC, Jones knows the work his 15-member team performs daily is vital to support doctors and nurses capabilities to carry out procedures.

By Christina Echegaray