Five Pillar Leader Award
Heather Jackson aims to improve lives, no matter where she serves
By Jill Clendening
She was honored with the Five Pillar Leader Award at the latest virtual Leadership Assembly
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Credo Award Winner
In his first six months at Vanderbilt’s Dayani Center, Eric Jarvis maneuvered a car crash, a tornado and a pandemic.
By Doug Campbell
Through it all, his leadership has been a steadying influence for his 60-member team
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Health, yes
It’s a terrible idea to flush “flushable” wipes
By Wayne Wood
Throw them in the trash. Your plumbing will thank you. So will the Medical Center's.
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Patient Spotlight
VUMC New Year’s babies bring bright start to 2021
By Linda Zettler
Welcome, Graham; welcome, Nike; welcome, Oakley Rose!
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VUMC in the Community
The young woman was on the parking lot pavement without a pulse. A Vanderbilt nurse saved her life.
By Wayne Wood
Keith Caldwell, a nurse at the Vanderbilt Health Clinic at Walgreens, called on years of experience to perform CPR until an ambulance arrived
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Employee Spotlight
VUMC front-line workers receive special delivery
By Kristin Smart
Cards from local schoolchildren bring special greetings, including "You deserve 100 million candy canes."
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Employee Spotlight
Images of hope: A look at the arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines at VUMC
By Wayne Wood
Photographs by Donn Jones, Erin O. Smith and Susan Urmy
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VUMC in the Community
Students were not able to sing carols in person this year at the hospital. So they brought holiday music via video.
By Wayne Wood
“It’s a tradition for us as well as for the Medical Center. We wanted to bring that same holiday cheer this year.”
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Health, yes
As temperatures go down, the chance for injury from heaters goes up
By Jessica Pasley
The challenge of keeping warm might lead to the use of unsafe heating sources
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