Voice Archive — Page 87 of 95

Surgical technician Andie Perona stands with arms crossed in an operating room, wearing scrubs, a surgical cap, protective glasses, and a face mask lowered around her neck. Surgical lights and equipment surround her.
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
Patty Hofstetter, RN, smiles at her retirement reception, wearing a blue top, pearl necklace, and name badge against a backdrop of gold lights.
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
pedestrian safety
August 9, 2018

Back to school means children are back on the streets. How to keep road scholars safe.

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers tips to prevent injury

By Jessica Pasley
Wet, muddy puppy with light fur looks toward the camera on a wooden floor beside a white wall.
August 3, 2018

Pets of VUMC 2018 — Collection #5: What could go wrong?

Trouble waiting to happen. Sometimes it’s already occurred.

Abstract bronze sculpture with sweeping, organic forms on a stone pedestal in a grassy, landscaped setting, with a brick building behind it.
July 30, 2018

Wait a minute — that sculpture outside Medical Center North was created by the guy who did the theme to “The Dating Game?”

Turns out, the guy who led the Tijuana Brass also worked in bronze

By Wayne Wood
A couple pose with a baby in a church, with stained-glass windows and a wall bearing religious text in the background.
July 23, 2018

NICU nurse overwhelmed by support from co-workers after house fire

The house is gone. Love remains.

By Jessica Pasley