Voice

February 16, 2022

Above and beyond to fight the pandemic: Blood Bank director Jennifer Andrews, husband, Chris, and daughter Ella each were volunteers in VUMC vaccine research.

“I needed to help the situation in any way possible. I felt really lucky to be included in the clinical trial,” Andrews said.

By Kristin Smart
February 9, 2022

The mystery of “Little Jim”

Who is the serious little boy in the 1932 picture, and why is he dressed like a miniature doctor?

By Wayne Wood
February 7, 2022

Hospital staff conspires to help transplant patient plan a surprise proposal – to his wife

Love was in the air on the seventh floor of Medical Center East

By Matt Batcheldor
February 4, 2022

A memoir of the COVID years: a Vanderbilt ICU nurse remembers patients who died, families who wept, and discovers the importance of hearing “thank you” and caring for herself

“I realized that my mechanism of avoiding and ignoring death in the workplace had taken its toll on me.”

By Rebecca Tucci
January 28, 2022

Latest DAISY Awards honor seven extraordinary nurses

DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries

By Matt Batcheldor
January 24, 2022

Donna Atherton and Karen Pinkard are nurses who have worked together for years. The day Karen’s heart stopped at work, Donna was there to save her life.

A lot of people worked to save her life and help her recover. Thanks to them, Karen Pinkard is back at work.

By Tom Wilemon
January 13, 2022

Eighteen years ago Kanisha Sizemore got a new kidney and pancreas. With her job in the Transplant Pharmacy she gives patients hope and perspective.

“Being a transplant recipient is a blessing, but it is also life changing in several ways."
By Matt Batcheldor
January 13, 2022

Melanie Walker started life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Now she works there helping tiny babies breathe.

“I could be an example that there is a way to get better."
By Jessica Pasley
January 12, 2022

Marching in the Tournament of Roses Parade after knee surgery? Check. Carrying a 30-lb. drum set? That, too.

It was a long journey for Jill Griffin to that iconic New Year’s Day parade, and her surgeon Rick Wright made it possible
By Emily Stembridge
December 28, 2021

Team project improves electrolyte protocol for patients

"Not only do they care about the patients they see today, but they’re continuously improving their environment and their practice to better take care of the patients of tomorrow."
By Kathy Whitney
December 28, 2021

Chad Fitzgerald experienced the pandemic from unique vantage point

"His steady voice and hand has modulated the emotional ups and downs each of us has experienced."
By Jill Clendening
December 23, 2021

The most popular VUMC Voice stories of 2021

Love stories, an honor walk, a heroic rescue -- and plumbing
By Wayne Wood
December 22, 2021

Winter weather is on the way, take steps now to prepare — on and off campus

Reliable sources say winter is coming. Here are some ways to prepare.
By Kylie Avery
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