Voice Archive

November 5, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I hope all patients get to experience the same great care and attention.’

Trey Brown, MSN, NP, works in the department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation at Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

November 5, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Her ability to balance technical skill with genuine compassion is a testament to her excellence as a nurse.’ 

Tess Whitworth, BSN, RN, works in the Myelosuppression/Stem Cell Transplant unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

November 4, 2025

VUMC Pets of the Day: Lexi and Mochi

November 4, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Nurse Jada is perhaps the most compassionate, patient-focused nurse I have ever encountered.’

Jada Milikan, RN, PRN, works in the Center for Women’s Health at Vanderbilt One Hundred Oaks. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

Patient Theresa Stratman. (Photo by Donn Jones)
November 3, 2025

A walking miracle — patient receives three major surgeries sequentially

The patient, Theresa Stratman of Louisville, Kentucky, is now able to get to her continuing medical appointments and live without medical oxygen.

October 31, 2025

My doctor told me I have cancer. Why did I feel so relieved? It’s weird, but I have my reasons. Hear me out.

My wife summed it up: “You’re the happiest person I ever heard of who just found out he has cancer.”