Voice

July 20, 2022

The nurse came back from Kroger to care for a patient, and other DAISY Award-winning examples of extraordinary nurses.

DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. Here are VUMC’s latest winners.

By Matt Batcheldor
July 18, 2022

Chill Out gives out 10,000 ice cream treats, 10,000 smiles

A tough decision: cookies and cream cone, orange sherbet pop up, chocolate crunch bar, strawberry crunch bar, or an ice cream sandwich

By Wayne Wood
July 12, 2022

VUMC Photography Group

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Photography Group — what you need to know

By Wayne Wood
June 28, 2022

Enjoy burgers? Better use tick repellent.

The lone star tick continues to be common across a wide swath of this region, and a bite can give you an allergy to red meat.

By Wayne Wood
June 28, 2022

After an explosion almost cost her son his hand, one mother has a warning about the danger of fireworks: “They are explosives. They are dangerous.”

“No one ever expects something to happen to your own child.”

By Jessica Pasley
June 27, 2022

Occupational Health offers tips to kick off summer on a healthy note

We are officially into summer, which means vacations are ramping up. As you write your checklist, pack your suitcase, and book your trip, here are few important reminders.

By Wayne Wood
June 21, 2022

Jennifer Emery is used to celebrating patients’ successes in physical therapy. This time, she’s the one being celebrated as a Credo Award winner.

“It’s such an honor. You work hard every single day and live by the Credo behaviors — to be recognized for that feels really good.”
By Leigh MacMillan
June 21, 2022

Kristen Kerkhove aims to ease the transition home for palliative care patients

“My goal is to make sure our patients have everything they need when they leave the hospital so they can spend their time focusing on what’s important to them.”
By Nancy Humphrey
June 15, 2022

Thomas Akins recognized for his compassionate spirit in the Emergency Department

Thomas Akins was named winner of the Patient and Family Choice Award.
By Jill Clendening
June 15, 2022

Don’t leave them even for a minute — keep children from dying in a hot car

Every year dozens of children die of heatstroke after being left, often accidentally, in a hot car
By Jessica Pasley
June 14, 2022

Kathleen Gallagher is a surgical resident and former combat medic. She traveled to Ukraine to help train emergency response teams.

"With my background in combat medicine, it felt like there was something I could actually do to help.”
By Nancy Humphrey
June 9, 2022

“Dr. Boehm, I believe you are my biological father.” A new son, a new daughter, and the letter that brought more love into a family.

Frank Boehm was settling into retirement when things changed: “I once had three children and nine grandchildren. Now, I have five children and 11 grandchildren."
By Wayne Wood
June 8, 2022

The Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Clinics team makes COVID-19 health care personal

“I don’t know that you get any more personal than giving somebody back their life.”
By Bill Snyder
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