Voice Archive — Page 41 of 94

Brown rat holding a leafy green vegetable on a patterned blanket, with a blue fabric area and toys nearby.
June 6, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Basil and Lizzy

Inga-Liese Konynenbelt, a nurse, smiles while holding a Patient and Family Choice Award plaque in an emergency department room.
June 5, 2024

A seriously ill patient was scared she wouldn’t survive the night — until she met nurse Inga-Liese Konynenbelt in the VUMC Emergency Department

“Inga made me feel that I was going to be OK. I am eternally grateful for her.”

By Nancy Humphrey
Three anesthesia professionals pose in a hospital operating room beside monitors and medical equipment: a man on the left, a woman in the center wearing blue scrubs and a patterned surgical cap, and a man on the right wearing blue scrubs and a patterned cap.
June 5, 2024

Anesthesia is in this family’s blood: father, two children all working as nurse anesthetists at Vanderbilt

Brian Reid, CRNA, used to pack Chris and Mary’s lunches before school. Now they all work together in VUMC’s Department of Anesthesiology.

By Erin Wides
A white-and-brown guinea pig stands on a beige carpet near pieces of carrot, with a second guinea pig blurred in the background.
June 4, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Fizz and Benny

Two healthcare workers pose in a hospital unit as one presents the other with a framed DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses; the certificate names Joseph Chacon, RN, 2 CC.
May 30, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: “The absolute best nursing care that I have every witnessed. He is truly a gem.”

Joseph Chacon, RN, works in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. He is is one of the latest group of DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor
May 30, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Chyla and Dolly