Vanderbilt Health in the Community Archive — Page 5 of 5

Three healthcare workers pose beside a blue, red, and white pediatric transport ambulance bearing Vanderbilt branding.
October 16, 2018

An approaching hurricane. A critically ill baby. A Vanderbilt team flies in to help.

“The mother was so grateful that we were able to get her baby to a safe place.”

By Jessica Pasley
Five people pose beside yellow recycling bins filled with school and office supplies in a hallway.
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
Volunteer Christi Williams sits on a hospital floor beside Layla, a light-colored dog wearing a blue service vest, in a bright hallway.
June 25, 2018

Volunteer Christi Williams and Layla the “Rehab Lab” featured in national dog food commercial

“She loves it; she goes in tail wagging.”

By Kristin Smart
Cyclist standing beside a road bike on a mountain road next to a warning sign showing a 9% downgrade and a supplemental sign reading “NEXT 1½ MILE”; wooded hills and distant mountains are visible behind.
May 24, 2018

Son of beloved Vanderbilt faculty member Neil Green biking across U.S. raising funds for Children’s Hospital

Bruce Green’s Los Angeles-to-Boston trip to honor his late father will take 48 days

By Tom Wilemon
Group of uniformed people standing behind a table stacked with medical supply boxes and assorted books inside a room with pink and textured walls.
May 21, 2018

An Army doctor’s appeal: “People in Iraq need medical books — can you help?” The response from Vanderbilt was overwhelming.

VUMC gastroenterologist Terence “T.A.” Smith wanted to help an Iraqi colleague at a small clinic. Vanderbilt donors responded with dozens of boxes of books.

By Jessica Pasley
A child wearing a light-blue hospital gown applies paint to a white tray during an art activity, with an adult assisting nearby.
April 25, 2018

“Haute in the Hospital” displays custom gown designs from Children’s Hospital artists

Many hands are required to decorate a gown, just like many hands are required to care for a patient

By Jennifer Wetzel