Employee Spotlight Archive — Page 7 of 14

Sue Perron poses indoors in a blue Vanderbilt University Medical Center pullover, with large windows and architectural columns behind her.
July 9, 2021

The nurse was afraid her patient would die. She wrote her experience in a story that was shared by NPR.

Sue Perron, a Vanderbilt intensive care nurse, told the story of the patient with COVID she called the Butterfly Man

By Wayne Wood
Smiling woman with short gray hair poses in a hospital hallway, wearing light blue medical scrubs and a white vest.
July 7, 2021

VUMC nurse Tamara Slagle was losing her sight. A cornea transplant allowed her to keep the job she loves.

“My day-to-day living has gotten easier, and my job too.”

By Nancy Humphrey
Whitewater kayaker wearing a helmet and life jacket paddles through turbulent rapids in a blue kayak, with rocks visible upstream.
June 18, 2021

The whitewater trip was a disaster. It motivated Renée Garside to become an expert kayaker.

There’s no doubt she loves it, especially when she says things like: “I just love it, love it, love it.”

By Jill Clendening
Two smiling women pose together in a clinical examination room; one wears dark medical scrubs and an identification badge, while the other wears a black patterned dress.
June 18, 2021

Midwives saving lives

The mother of the groom was choking at a wedding reception. A person needed CPR on a plane. Two Vanderbilt midwives stepped up.

By Emily Stembridge
Two masked hospital nurses pose together in front of large windows; both wear identification badges, and the nurse on the right wears a Children’s Hospital shirt.
May 17, 2021

A child’s beloved stuffed toy was missing. Two Children’s Hospital nurses mounted a midnight expedition to the basement to find Stuart the pink tiger.

Searching dozens of laundry bags in quest of a patient’s pink-and-white companion

By Christina Echegaray
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