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National Nurses Month Special: Saluting Years of Dedicated Service
May 11, 2022–This year, in celebration of National Nurses Month, VNSNY honors—and thanks— all of the nurses whose hard work and dedication make such a vital and colossal contribution, and difference, to the lives of our patients, clients and members across the organization. As a special highlight, Frontline spoke to the longest-serving nurses in each part of the organization. Click on their names to go directly to their stories or just scroll here to read them all! Myrna Agosto Susan Banner Myra Cohen Eloise Goldberg Lisa Miller Elisabeth Regis Karen Terry Betty Velez Nancy Washburn Deborah Wilson Myrna Agosto, Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Queens/Brooklyn Mobile Crisis Unit, Behavioral Health — 33 years at VNSNY “I see the possibilities.” As a psychiatric nurse practitioner in the Queens/Brooklyn Mobile Crisis Unit, Myrna Agosto spends her days working with vulnerable patients at very difficult times in their lives. “Typically, we’ll get a referral
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Check Out the All-New, First Edition of “20 Minutes with Dan!”
January 12, 2022–It’s a new year, and a new look for VNSNY’s own CEO talk show! We’re proud to bring you the first-ever edition of “20 Minutes with Dan,” bringing you all of the excitement and information of our previous 30-minute editions in a shorter, easier-to-watch package. In this episode, President and CEO Dan Savitt highlights some new and exciting updates coming to the organization in 2022. You’ll hear from Sunny Babbar (Manager, IT Support), Rosa Marcus (Director, Support Services, Partners in Care), Allison Simms (Physical Therapist/Rehab Clinical Manager), Anne McAuliffe (Clinical Evaluation Manager, CHOICE), Erica Riedel (Physical Therapist), Robin Daniels (Business Service Coordinator/Team Assistant), and others! Click below to watch the latest episode! And here’s the “On the Go!” version of “20 Minutes with Dan.” We’ve broken out the episode into short segments so you can watch it on the go! Dan’s at Your Desk Great Question January Core Values Correspondent
6 Things You Might Be Surprised to Know About Our VNSNY CHOICE Grievance and Appeals Team
January 4, 2022–This article is part of an ongoing series highlighting different teams across VNSNY. Our aim in running this series is to enhance the VNSNY employee experience by spotlighting all parts of VNSNY, revealing things you may not know about another team, and bringing our organization closer together. If you know of a VNSNY team that you think should be included in this series, please let us know by clicking here! The CHOICE Grievance and Appeals Team addresses and resolves member and provider complaints and appeals for VNSNY CHOICE Health Plans. Read on to learn more! Grievances and appeals are not the same thing. One of the most common misconceptions about grievances and appeals is that they’re one and the same. Although both involve resolving member (and provider) complaints and appeals, the process is different for each. “An appeal involves a denial of a service or a benefit, and is a
VNSNY in 2021 — Year in Review
December 20, 2021–January VNSNY welcomes EVP & Chief Financial Officer Keith Patterson. On January 25th, Keith Patterson joins VNSNY as our new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He arrives with an extensive background in managed care as well as provider and other healthcare services. VNSNY CEOs named to 2021 City & State Health Power 100. Current VNSNY CEO Dan Savitt and former CEO Marki Flannery are both named to the 2021 City & State Health Power 100 list, a roster of New York’s 100 most influential public officials, health care executives, advocates and activists, academics, and labor leaders. Vaccinate VNSNY! From early January, when VNSNY opens its vaccine clinic at 220 East 42nd Street, through March 20th, when the clinic administers its last first-dose vaccinations, VNSNY nurses give out 9,000 first doses and 4,400 second doses of the Moderna vaccine—the large majority of them to VNSNY staff members. Click here for
“Ask VNSNY” Looks Back on the Year’s Many Accomplishments… and Looks Ahead to 2022!
December 20, 2021–In this special end-of-year episode of “Ask VNSNY,” host Amery Moultry asks VNSNY team members from across the organization — “What’s the one thing you are most proud of accomplishing in 2021?” … and “What are you most looking forward to in 2022?” To hear your fellow team members’ thoughts, watch the video here below.
Check Out These Amazing Holiday Sweaters—And Find Out The Winners of The Raffle!
December 16, 2021–VNSNY colleagues proved that, once again, they know how to celebrate the holidays. From funny, to ugly, to festive, the sweaters ran the fashion gamut! Congrats to Kelley Henry (RN, Home Care), Irma Lashley (Home Health Aide, Partners in Care), and Theresa Gormley (Care Management, CHOICE), who were all randomly selected from the pool of participants to receive an $100 Amazon gift card! Check out the photo slideshow below to see all the wonderful outfits. Happy Holidays!
Spotlight on Elmont, NY, the Second Most Diverse Suburb in New York State!
December 13, 2021–Frontline VNSNY is excited to bring you “Neighborhood Spotlight” — VNSNY’s inside look at the neighborhoods we serve and the home care heroes who provide compassion and care in them. In this latest video, Amery Moultry heads to Elmont in Nassau County — the home of Belmont racetrack — to chat with VNSNY nurse Debbie Starace, who has been serving patients in the area for over 22 years. Also featured: Social worker Dolly Garcia-Willix and nurse Ruth Caballero. To learn more about Elmont and what Debbie, Dolly, and Ruth said, click here below. To see more Neighborhood Spotlight videos, click here.
Find Out What’s Happening… Here Are the Latest News Briefs from Around VNSNY!
November 30, 2021–Welcome to the latest edition of “News Briefs from Around VNSNY”— featuring quick updates on recent news and happenings across the organization.If you have any news or announcements that you’d like to submit for consideration in an upcoming edition, please click here. VNSNY’s (Virtual) Gala Raises More Than $1.4 Million! Despite fervent hopes that the 2021 Benefit Gala would be an in-person event, VNSNY made the difficult decision not to host a large, indoor celebration quite yet this year. “Even though we had to pivot to a virtual event, we released a pre-recorded program video on November 11th that people can watch at their convenience,” says John Billeci, VNSNY’s Vice President of Special Events. “It contains many of the same elements that our in-person event usually has, including a video about VNSNY and the presentation of our Lillian D. Wald Award to this year’s honorees.” Emceed by Emmy-Award-winning PIX11 anchor
“Ask VNSNY” Thanksgiving Special: Thank you, VNSNY Partners in Care Home Health Aides!
November 23, 2021–As host Amery Moultry notes in this special Thanksgiving edition of “Ask VNSNY,” for New Yorkers whose health keeps them homebound or living at home, it’s often a VNSNY Partners in Care Home Health Aide who brings the spirit of warmth and Thanksgiving home on this special day. In this special video, VNSNY and Partners in Care colleagues offer a big thank you to our Home Health Aides! To view the video, click below.
See Our Charitable Mission in Action — Catch the November Edition of “30 Minutes with Dan”!
November 19, 2021–November is known as a month for giving and expressing gratitude for all we hold dear. In this latest episode of “30 Minutes with Dan,” President and CEO Dan Savitt travels the city to see VNSNY’s charitable care mission in action and thank staff for their commitment to caring for those in need. Featuring Hing Lin (Helen) Sit (Manager, Chinatown NNORC), Wai Kiu Man (Licensed Social Worker), Joyce Henry (Registered Nurse), Marina Soloveychik (Clinical Intake Manager), Patricia Johnson (Branch Director), Jeri Goodman (Associate Director, Social Work Services) and Arthur Fitting (LGBTQ+ Program Manager). To watch this latest episode, click here below. And here’s the “On the Go!” version of “30 Minutes with Dan.” We’ve broken out the November episode into short segments so you can watch it on the go! That’s a Fact Around with Dan Roundtable Discussion High-5