VUMC in the Community
A Children’s Hospital doctor and two female football trailblazers went to the NFL Flag Championships with a message of empowerment for girls
By Jessica Pasley
“Being on a team is a way to build leadership skills. We all highlighted the importance of teaching the girls about their value."
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VUMC Clothes Closet in need of men’s clothes, coats, shoes
By Wayne Wood
Volunteer endeavor provides patients with a warm coat or clothes to wear home from the hospital
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VUMC in the Community
Nashville to Denver flight. A sick passenger. The crew put out a call: “Are there any medical professionals on board?” A Vanderbilt nurse raised her hand.
By Matt Batcheldor
Noel Olson is a Vanderbilt Emergency Department nurse and an Air National Guard medic, so stabilizing patients is kind of what she does
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A wreck on the highway with a bleeding man, a pregnant woman and a small child. VUMC’s Chris Hare stopped to help.
By Nancy Humphrey
A routine afternoon commute changed in an instant
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Volunteer gardeners bring creativity, imagination and fine motor skills to rehabilitation patients
By Kelsey Herbers
The team helped liven up Stallworth’s courtyard by planting sweet potato vines, basil, daisies, roses, mint, rosemary and oregano.
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“Kids in Nashville” fashion show unites local artists and Children’s Hospital patients
By Jessica Pasley
Lab coats serve as canvases for beautiful art
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Katrina Robertson went from death’s door to a full life. Her story is one of thousands from the first 25 years of the Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic
By Wayne Wood
The VCCC opened its doors 25 years ago when AIDS was fatal and hope was rare. Today the clinic serves thousands of patients and is an international model in the treatment of people with HIV.
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Coats, mittens, gloves among items most needed at VUMC Clothes Closet
By Wayne Wood
During cold weather, people need warm clothes
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An approaching hurricane. A critically ill baby. A Vanderbilt team flies in to help.
By Jessica Pasley
"The mother was so grateful that we were able to get her baby to a safe place.”
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