November 14, 2021–“Knowing that my daily actions are contributing to providing these families with comfort and peace of mind is what I find most rewarding.” When he first started working at VNSNY, Carlos had heard of hospice care, but he wasn’t yet fully aware of the incredible impact it had on people’s lives. “I started out as a customer service representative for VNSNY Hospice, which was a good introduction to what we do. I had recently lost my father, so it was a rather emotional time for me,” he says. “I was often the first person to get a phone call from a family informing us that a patient had passed away, so it was both difficult and touching.” When Carlos transitioned from customer care to his current role—managing physician and NP schedules, credentials and requirements, EMR system training, and onboarding fellows to the Hospice Fellowship program—he felt he had come full