Voice

October 2, 2018

VUMC Voice Halloween children’s art contest deadline is Oct. 22

Entries can be as scary as a haunted house or as sweet as a full-sized candy bar

By Wayne Wood
October 1, 2018

Pets of VUMC 2018 — Collection #7: Field and stream. Also yard and tub.

Answering the call of the wild

September 24, 2018

Children’s Hospital pharmacy technician Delveen Said keeps focus on caring for families

“We don’t know what our customers are going through. It’s my job to have the very best attitude that I can for them.”

By Nancy Humphrey
September 19, 2018

School teachers needed supplies. VUMC employees stepped up.

About 300 employees made donations and filled multiple LP PENCIL Box yellow bins with paper, pencils, crayons and other supplies

By Tavia Smith
September 17, 2018

Sarah Carpenter learned a lot working for “The Simpsons.” At Vanderbilt, she applies that knowledge to autism research.

“What I learned there — that’s what we’re doing here.”

By Wayne Wood
September 7, 2018

Marchelle Alexander has a “secret” technique to help upset patients feel better: she listens

By Leigh MacMillan
September 7, 2018

Every child who finishes chemo gets a rousing serenade. The woman behind Children’s Hospital’s “Last Chemo” song.

Warning: you will be humming "The Macarena" for the rest of the day.
By Jessica Pasley
September 1, 2018

Pets of VUMC 2018 — Collection #6: Pets on the move

Take a walk. Go to the pool. Roll down the window and let the wind blow back your fur.
August 27, 2018

Trauma Unit celebrates 20th anniversary; longtime employees share two decades of memories

“It is the people and not the bricks and mortar that make this unit the special place that it is.”
By Wayne Wood
August 22, 2018

Kendall Rice remembered as quiet man, devoted co-worker

The Traffic and Parking Services employee was killed on the way to work last week. His sister and father also work at VUMC.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 22, 2018

VUMC dietitian details tailgating tips. If you’re going to eat in a parking lot, do it right.

Some foods are always safe. Some need a little more care.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 20, 2018

Andie Perona, part of the VUMC transplant team, receives double organ transplant

The transplant team surgical technician found herself on the other side of the table as a kidney and pancreas transplant recipient. It transformed her life.
By Tavia Smith
August 14, 2018

Patty Hofstetter came to Vanderbilt as a teenager. She never left — until now.

A conversation with the 41-year veteran nurse upon her retirement.
By Matt Batcheldor