Voice

February 21, 2025

Thoughtful, proactive and always full of cheer, Soraida Chavez is the glue that holds the Vanderbilt Benign Hematology Clinic together

“Soraida is one of the main reasons why we have such high patient and provider satisfaction in the benign hematology clinic,” wrote one nominator. “She is a wonderful, caring person who takes care of both the patients and the clinical staff.”

By Evan Dorian
February 19, 2025

Pets of VUMC 2024-25 Collection #3: Pets in pairs

Pet pals in pairs: tabbies, Labs, assorted mixes, and…two pets named for a Vandy baseball star.

By Wayne Wood
February 18, 2025

VUMC Pets of the Day: Sophie and Olive

Heart transplant patient Scot Pollard and his wife, Dawn. (photo by Donn Jones)
February 18, 2025

Scot Pollard’s journey took him from the NBA to the heart transplant waitlist

At 6 feet, 11 inches, he played in the NBA for 11 years on five different teams before retiring in 2008 and never had any heart issues that slowed him down.

By Matt Batcheldor
February 14, 2025

Brain Break: Your local crossword fix

Crossword puzzles have appeared in newspapers for decades, and now VUMC News is presenting the first Nashville/VUMC-themed grid. This featured puzzle is “9 to 5 Across.”

By Holly Fletcher
February 14, 2025

VUMC Pets of the Day: Dango and Walker

February 10, 2025

VUMC Pets of the Day: Henley and Salem

February 10, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Kevin hugged and cried with us.’

Kevin Plowman, RN, works in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.
By Kylie Avery
February 10, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I hope the hospital understands what an asset she is to them and the community.’

Jesse McGee, BSN, RN, works in the Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Unit at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.
By Kylie Avery
February 10, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She made my daughter feel welcomed, safe and cared for.’

Devan Hayes, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, works in the Child and Adolescent Unit at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.
By Kylie Avery
February 10, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She kept me in the know and that was very, very comforting to me.’

Amanda Melton, LPN, works in the Medical Surgical Unit at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.
By Kylie Avery
February 7, 2025

VUMC Pets of the Day: Rocco and Paris

February 4, 2025

VUMC Pets of the Day: Greta Lyn and Lucifer