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Celebrate Black History Month by Attending Some Special Events Listed Below
February 12, 2021-The VNSNY Anti-Racism Employee Advisory Group invites you to celebrate Black History Month by attending the special events listed below. Spread the word: family, friends, and business associates are also welcome. Remember to register everyone! “DIASPORA” Performance and Conversation with Jazz Artist Etienne Charles Etienne Charles, acclaimed trumpeter, weaves into his performance a diverse blend of traditional jazz with rhythms from the diverse Caribbean tradition. The artist will share his musical compositions and explore the experience, contributions, and achievements of Afro descendants in the Americas. Join us on Wednesday, February 17, 4:00-5:00pm, via ZOOM click here to register. To learn more about the musician, visit https://www.etiennecharles.com/ ___________________ Mental Health and BIPOC Families: A conversation about personal experiences and coping strategies A panel of mental health practitioners will discuss how historical and systemic racism impacts the mental health of BIPOC lives as seen through the experience of families in New York City. The panelists
Conference Call FAQ #8: January 13, 2020 – Containing Answers from January 11th
January 14, 2021-The following FAQs were adapted from questions submitted by VNSNY staff for the Vaccinate VNSNY! Conference Calls hosted by Andria Castellanos on Monday, January 11th. Vaccine Basics & Safety Q. How soon will I be protected after vaccination? A. Dr. Jay Dobkin, Chief Medical Officer, VNSNY Choice Health Plans: The Moderna clinical trial provides us a lot of useful data, but it’s important to keep the limitations in mind answering this question. First of all the trial used clinical endpoints. Specifically what was measured was the occurrence of symptomatic laboratory confirmed COVID-19. The main objective was to see if the rate of COVID-19 was lower in those receiving vaccine starting two weeks after the second dose, which turned out to be the case. There were 90 cases of COVID in the placebo group and only five in the vaccinated group, giving us the efficacy rate of 94%. The follow-up period reported so
COVID-19 Vaccine Conference Call Opening Remarks by Andria Castellanos — January 4, 2021
January 5, 2021-ANDRIA CASTELLANOS: Good morning everyone, and welcome to today’s call. I’m Andria Castellanos, Executive Vice President and Chief of Provider Services. First, let me say Happy New Year to everyone! 2020 was a tough year for everybody, and I know that we’re all looking forward to better things in 2021. The purpose of today’s call is to give you information about our COVID-19 vaccination program, and give you the opportunity to ask questions. With me on the call today are: Dr. Jay Dobkin, Chief Medical Officer for VNSNY CHOICE Health Plans Dr. Ritchell Dignam, Chief Medical Officer for Provider Services Tony Dawson, Vice President of Quality and Customer Experience Angela Courtenay, Director of Health Services Marian Haas, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer If you want to submit questions about the COVID vaccine, please send your email to [email protected] now. We’ll be posting all of your questions, along
FAQ #46: December 31, 2020 – Containing Answers from December 29th
December 31, 2020-Answers to Staff Questions on Employee Health and Safety, Patient Care and Clinical Questions, and HR Policies The following FAQs were adapted from questions submitted by VNSNY staff for the CEO Conference Calls hosted by Marki Flannery on Tuesday, December 29th. Employee Health and Safety Q. What is the estimated number of employees, field and home health aides that will receive the vaccine? A. We have about 9000 field staff in total between our clinicians and our home health aides. A little bit more, but in that ballpark and we’re hopeful that we will receive adequate vaccines to vaccinate all of them. Again, it is voluntary. Staff may not choose to be vaccinated, but we hope that they will. And again, remember each person needs to be vaccinated twice, 28 days apart. Q. When will VNSNY staff who work remotely be notified when the vaccine will be available to them? A. We first
FAQ #39: November 16, 2020 — Containing Answers from November 10
November 16, 2020-Answers to Staff Questions on Employee Health and Safety, Supplies and PPE, and HR Policies The following FAQs were adapted from questions submitted by VNSNY staff for the CEO Conference Calls hosted by Marki Flannery on Tuesday, November 10th. Supplies, Masks and PPE Q. After applying alcohol to my hands, I cough from the smell. Also alcohol dries out the skin. Is there another type of sanitizer that VNSNY can provide like a plant-based alcohol such as the GERMisept wipes that were once donated? If VNSNY would not stock an alternative, would VNSNY reimburse me for the purchase of an alternative product? A. We are able to provide products from the donations that we received but we are not able to stock alternatives. It becomes an administrative nightmare for us to purchase alternatives and provide them to staff. So that is not an option. We do have available those solutions that meet the CDC guidelines. If
FAQ #37: October 29, 2020 – Containing Answers from October 27th
October 29, 2020-Answers to Staff Questions Employee Health and Safety, Patient Care and Clinical, Supplies and PPE, HR Policies, and Return to Work The following FAQs were adapted from questions submitted by VNSNY staff for the CEO Conference Calls hosted by Marki Flannery on Tuesday, October 27th. Employee Health and Safety Q. Thank you for these calls. I am not sure if I missed this answer, but do we need to take the flu shot again? If we took the flu shot prior to the COVID-19 or the mandate by VNSNY, should I just provide proof? A. There is a different flu vaccine every year. And if you took a flu shot prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, that was for last year’s flu season. So you need to get a flu shot again for this year’s flu season. And provide proof that you have had a flu shot since it became available which was late
October 2020 CHOICE Commendations
October 21, 2020-In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, VNSNY staff have demonstrated time and time again their ability to rise to the occasion and deliver exceptional service. Recently, the CHOICE team has been working hard behind the scenes to ensure that their plan members have access to much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE). Here are excerpts from some of the numerous compliments we receive each week from members thanking CHOICE staff for a job well done. “We Couldn’t Have Gotten Through This Hard Time Without Our Angel” The daughter of a CHOICE member emailed to express her gratitude to CHOICE Nurse Care Coordinator Annelisa Purdie for making sense of her mother’s care options and for providing relief to her family. “In April, my 98-year-old mother was admitted to the hospital with coronavirus and pneumonia,” she wrote. “A few days later, the hospital wanted to release her back to her home, or to
FAQ #35: October 15, 2020 — Containing Answers from October 13th
October 16, 2020- Answers to Staff Questions on Employee Health and Safety, Supplies and PPE, Patient Care, HR Policies The following FAQs were adapted from questions submitted by VNSNY staff for the CEO Conference Calls hosted by Marki Flannery on Tuesday, October 13th. Employee Health and Safety Q. Good morning, I saw it was posted that flu shots will be made available at the various branch offices. Will staff working remotely be allocated time from their workday to travel to their closest location to receive a flu shot? A: It seems that flu shots are only available during normal business hours. So, remember that you do not need to come to a VNSNY location to get flu shots. You can go to CVS, Duane Reade, Walgreens, you can go to your private MD, you can go to a mobile health site. And all of those are offering flu shots throughout the workday, and some of those locations are even open
FAQ #32 September 25, 2020 from CEO Conference Call 9/23
September 30, 2020– FAQ #32: September 25th, 2020 — Containing Answers from September 23rd Answers to Staff Questions on Employee Health and Safety, Patient Care, HR Policies, and Return to Work The following FAQs were adapted from questions submitted by VNSNY staff for the CEO Conference Calls hosted by Marki Flannery on Wednesday, September 23rd. Employee Health and Safety This pertains to daily COVID health assessments. If the daily COVID health assessment could be shortened as the entire process takes 5 minutes of each of our mornings to complete, it would be greatly appreciated. So I complete this every morning, because I’m in the office each day. And I found that, to me, it does not take 5 minutes. It’s probably all of a minute to be able to go through. But I’m going to ask Marian if she can respond to this. Marian Haas, Chief Human Resources Officer: Yes. Other employees have