Credo Award Winner
Random acts of kindness and team building put pediatric nurse anesthetist Caroline Campbell in the spotlight with Credo Award
By Christina Echegaray
“When people are feeling down, I want to do something to make everyone feel better.”
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VUMC in the Community
Covenant School group visits VUMC as part of “1,000 thank yous” campaign
By Christina Echegaray
Expressing gratitude with words, presence and spray paint
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Patient and Family Choice Award
Some days Bill Moore wondered if he was actually helping the children in his care. Then patients’ families gave him a Patient and Family Choice Award.
By Christina Echegaray
He started with a career in marketing, moved to the music business, and has found his calling at Monroe Carell
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DAISY Award
Kathie Krause’s decades of commitment to infants, children and families honored with lifetime DAISY Award
By Christina Echegaray
Krause stepped off the elevator on the 8th floor of Monroe Carell and was greeted by about 40 nurses in a surprise ceremony. “They totally got me on this one,” she said.
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Credo Award Winner
Paula Ciero fun toy toolkit puts children at ease during clinic visits
By Christina Echegaray
From fidget bracelets to sound tubes to "squishies," Ciero finds ways to make children smile.
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Elevate Team Award
A cyber-attack caused a worldwide outage to a major payroll system. A VUMC response team made sure employees could still be paid.
By Christina Echegaray
“What’s amazing about VUMC is our ability to pull together and collaborate across teams and really to respond to an incident or an emergency situation."
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Credo Award Winner
No detail is too small and no task too big for research administrative officer Mustafa Nateqi
By Christina Echegaray
Nateqi's can-do attitude and dedication earn him a Credo Award.
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Employee Spotlight
A child’s beloved stuffed toy was missing. Two Children’s Hospital nurses mounted a midnight expedition to the basement to find Stuart the pink tiger.
By Christina Echegaray
Searching dozens of laundry bags in quest of a patient's pink-and-white companion
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VUMC in the Community
The inside story behind the Hillsboro Village “Hope” mural: a brother’s love and a message for Children’s Hospital
By Christina Echegaray
Lance Gregory wanted the message to be visible from the windows of Children's Hospital — in memory of his brother Cory
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