Hammons, a 2025 Patient and Family Choice Award recipient, was honored for her compassion.

The Tullahoma, Tennessee, native turned 60 this year — something that would’ve seemed like an impossibility when he was growing up with a neurological condition.

In the heart of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt hospital leaders recently unveiled a new display dedicated to honoring pediatric nurses who receive a DAISY Award.

“Dr. Bobo Tanner is one of the most exemplary doctors that I've had the privilege to encounter during my lifetime.”