Five Pillar Award recipient Gaye Smith on meetings, respect and one of her proudest accomplishments in 19 years at VUMC

“Respecting every human is essential to being a good human and a good manager.”

Holding hands one more time: Compassion and collaboration allow couple to spend the most precious time together

Virginia and Tommy Stevens, both 91, have been married 69 years and this was the time they needed each other the most. Compassionate problem-solving by the Palliative Care Unit and the Trauma Intensive Care Unit teams brought the loving couple together one more time.

For VUMC materials management supervisor Kelvin Devane, surgical patients’ needs are top of mind

“I don’t know these people on the table having surgery, but it’s somebody’s dad, somebody’s mom, somebody’s child. I just want to help take care of them.”

Employing her background in counseling, Shannon Ontiveros brings compassion, advocacy and confidence to the Office of Faculty Affairs

Pets of VUMC 2023 — Collection #1: Pets and their people, part 1

Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is call

Chill Out event brings ice cream and smiles on a hot summer afternoon

I scream, you scream, etc.