Voice Archive — Page 6 of 94

Katie Leavy, RN, smiles while holding a green DAISY Foundation award folder in a hospital hallway. The folder reads, “The DAISY Foundation” and “Honoring nurses internationally in memory of J. Patrick Barnes.”
July 20, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Despite this not being the birth I had envisioned, I still came away feeling overwhelmingly positive, and that is entirely because of Katie.’

Katie Leavy, RN, works in the Labor and Delivery unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
Eight people pose on a wooden overlook with Hogwarts castle behind them at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter; one person sits in a wheelchair in front.
July 20, 2026

Palliative Care team manifests dreams of butterbeer and Harry Potter

After Mike Guth and his family learned that his pancreatic cancer had advanced beyond treatment, the Vanderbilt Health Palliative Care team worked magic to make a dream trip possible.

By Jill Clendening
Small cream-colored fluffy dog sitting on a gray sofa beside pink pillows.
July 16, 2026

Vanderbilt Health Pets of the Day: Peanut and Tofu

(courtesy of the CDC)
July 15, 2026

Vanderbilt Health physicians treating more patients with tick bites this year

Six medically important tick species live in the state, and many Tennesseans encounter ticks in their own yard or neighborhood. Perhaps attributable to changing weather patterns and rising temperatures, Vanderbilt Health’s Emergency Medicine physicians around the region began treating patients with tick bites in March this year.

By John Howser
Volunteers load blue grocery bags into a gray SUV at a food bank, with a line of cars waiting beside a brick building.
July 15, 2026

Vanderbilt Health, neighbors bolster food security from ground up 

Vanderbilt Health’s philosophy is that the institution needs a way to support patients when they reveal that food is a struggle. Yet, it’s a hospital system not a food bank, so it looks to partners.

By Holly Fletcher
Small fluffy black-and-cream dog wearing a brown plaid sweater and black booties, sitting on a gray couch.
July 14, 2026

Vanderbilt Health Pets of the Day: Yogi, Bear and Bailey