Voice Archive — Page 28 of 94

Volunteer Nicholas Joy stands smiling outside Vanderbilt University Medical Center, wearing a blue volunteer vest and identification badge.
April 18, 2025

VUMC volunteer Nicholas Joy is finalist for Strobel Award; he and all volunteers recognized during Volunteer Appreciation Week

By Wayne Wood
Surreal collage featuring a black-and-white portrait of a long-haired man, a red heartbeat waveform, a blue moon, a helicopter above a modern building, medical imagery, and a newspaper clipping reading “IMPALED BY A FENCE POST—AND HE LIVES.”
April 17, 2025

On a spring night in 1987, teenager Mike Harper was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center pinned to a car seat with a fence post through his body. Here is one of the most amazing stories of survival in the history of VUMC.

Mike doesn’t remember the names of all the people who took care of him while he was at VUMC so long ago, but he does have a message for any of them who read this.

By Wayne Wood
Small gray-and-white Shih Tzu with long fur tied in pink and green bands, resting on blankets and looking toward the camera.
April 15, 2025

VUMC Pets of the Day: Izzie Brooke and Celeste

Madison Sowers, LPN, smiles while holding a framed DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses certificate and a nursing-themed trophy.
April 11, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She was a kind face to see in a time when I was so worried.’

Madison Sowers, LPN, 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
Close-up portrait of a light-colored Sphynx cat with large ears and green eyes, wearing a colorful patterned collar and bright green garment against a dark background. A partially visible tag appears to read “RICHIE.”
April 11, 2025

VUMC Pets of the Day: Richie and Moroccan

Smiling woman in a blue character cap hugs a young girl wearing a purple-and-pink princess dress at a theme park.
April 10, 2025

The little girl suddenly stopped walking and talking. How a terrifying diagnosis led to hope and healing.

“My child is a miracle, and it wouldn’t have happened without that team of doctors and the staff.”

By Jessica Pasley