Patient Spotlight
Gracie was with her mom and grandmother on a road trip. A medical emergency brought the Angel 7 ambulance to her rescue.
By Jessica Pasley
Angel 7 is the first pediatric transport team in Tennessee to offer extracorporeal membrane oxygenation — ECMO — for its patients. It was the difference in life and death.
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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 Spotlight
The couple was staying in the hospital with a sick child. When the staff heard it was their anniversary, they arranged a special dinner with candlelight and flowers.
By Jessica Pasley
Jim and Jill Somerville ended up with an anniversary to remember — and a commemorative plaque
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Health, yes
How to prepare for a medical emergency: A paramedic’s 10 things you need to know before the ambulance is on the way
By Megan Grahn
Most people do not know what to expect when calling 911. Here is guidance from someone who knows.
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Employee Spotlight
Being treated for childhood cancer set Jason Schwartz on the path to his life’s work: treating childhood cancer
By Jessica Pasley
Cancer at the age of 13 forced him to give up his dream of professional football. While undergoing treatment, he found a new dream.
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Employee Spotlight
The man at the music festival had been beaten unconscious. Medical assistant Chase Brown may have saved his life.
By Jessica Pasley
"If that was my little brother or one of my friends, I would hope someone would help them."
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DAISY Award
“She made me feel like my mother’s intuition was absolutely correct,” and other DAISY Award-winning examples of extraordinary nurses (Part 1 of 2)
By Matt Batcheldor
DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. Here are VUMC's latest winners.
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