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Patient and Family Choice Award

Small victories and success stories inspire Haley Sullivan to be a better nurse each and every shift

By Nancy Humphrey

“As a nurse I always try to think about what I can do, even if it’s just something little that can make a difference to them, make them more comfortable, and keep them in the know about what’s going on with their situation.”

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Patient and Family Choice Award

Brenda Campbell lifts patients’ spirits with smiles, humor and genuine love

By Danny Bonvissuto

“I love people, I love helping, and I love what I do. Some of the patients who come don’t want to live. Some of them don’t have any support. I let them know, ‘Somebody loves you. You’re loved. You’re worthy of being loved. You’re so special and valued."

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Health, yes

“Parker, stay with me!” Local family learns firsthand the dangers of multi-passenger UTVs and golf carts.

By Jessica Pasley

Pediatric trauma experts add multipassenger UTVs, golf carts to list of dangerous vehicles that includes ATVs

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Patient and Family Choice Award

Catherine Stober plays health care quarterback for generations of families

By Nancy Humphrey

"Being a good doctor is meeting people where they are emotionally, physically, intellectually and helping your patient navigate this really complicated health care system that we have. I tell my patients I’m their quarterback and I’m here to help them figure out what the next step should be.”

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Patient and Family Choice Award

First as a server, and now as a food and nutrition patient ambassador, Carla Moore cares for the same people twice

By Danny Bonvissuto

“Carla provided great care to my grandmother in her time of need. She made my grandmother feel comfortable and important. She was very nice and outgoing. We were always greeted with a smile from Carla, and she really did make a difference.”

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DAISY Award

Five years of DAISY Awards: a celebration

By Matt Batcheldor

Extraordinary nurses honored at event featuring Tena Barnes Carraher of the DAISY Foundation

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Tales of VUMC Past

Polio patients, iron lung respirators, and…hey, is that Pat Boone??!!

By Wayne Wood

Polio was a terrifying disease, once filling wards at VUMC with paralyzed patients in iron lungs. Vaccines have saved us from all that.

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Tales of VUMC Past

I was the last person in an iron lung at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

By Wayne Wood

It was in a storage room. It still worked. For some reason, I was allowed to get in it.

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Patient Spotlight

That piano music coming from the chapel? It’s a 16-year-old patient at the baby grand

By Jessica Pasley

The first chance he got to leave his hospital room, Gabe Gingerich made his way to the keyboard

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Employee Spotlight

Mother and daughter nurses work together in Labor and Delivery

By Matt Batcheldor

Some people call Chelsea Foster, BSN, RN, and her mom Lisa Harris, RN, the Dream Team

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