“She developed friends everywhere she went in her professional and personal life with her warm and engaging personality," said C. Wright Pinson of the EMS nurse, LifeFlight nurse, physician liaison and singer for the VUMC band Soul Incision.
Thomas Akins was named winner of the Patient and Family Choice Award.
A lot of people worked to save her life and help her recover. Thanks to them, Karen Pinkard is back at work.
She remembers one man who was scared and couldn't rest: “I spent 45 minutes…sitting next to him, holding his hand so he felt safe enough to try to sleep for a little bit."
“He is truly the most positive person and a real example of the Credo.”
If you are enrolled in the Aetna Plus or Aetna Select VUMC health plans, you can pay zero out-of-pocket costs for pre- and post-natal care, certain spinal and joint surgeries and cochlear implants through the MyHealth Bundles program. Click here for more information.
