🏥 Health Sep 17, 2026 · Jessica Pasley

An unexpected detour leads patient transporter Jon Cook to a Credo Award celebration

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For 17 years, Jon Cook has worked as a patient transporter in the Emergency Department at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.



A patient transporter moves patients safely between rooms and departments inside a medical facility using wheelchairs, stretchers or beds, according to a general job description.



Watching Cook in action makes one thing very clear — he is so much more than the tasks listed for his position.



His commitment to serving patients, families and his cowo

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