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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 Latest “VNSNY in the News” Media Highlights!
May 6, 2022–RNs Ruth Caballero and Philip Leon Explain Why Home Health Matters in Manhattan Voice With National Nurses Week in full-swing, VNSNY RNs Ruth Caballero and Philip Leon were featured in a new piece published in Manhattan Voice, “Six Things You Might Not Know About Home Health Care Nurses.” Above all, the message they share is that home nursing is extremely fulfilling for those in the field, but also for the patients too. Read the whole piece here! Manhattan Voice is the #1 source for local news and health tips covering Manhattan. This article also ran in the online and print versions of Your Health Voice, Bronx Voice and Queens Voice for a total print circulation of 40,000 and 47,520 unique visitors per month. VNSNY Home Health Aide Geraldine Singleton on the Importance of Bringing Joy to Homebound Seniors VNSNY’s Senior Vice President of Partners in Care, James Rolla shares an
Check Out the Latest VNSNY in the News Media Highlights!
May 6, 2022–RNs Ruth Caballero and Philip Leon Explain Why Home Health Matters in Manhattan Voice With National Nurses Week in full-swing, VNSNY RNs Ruth Caballero and Philip Leon were featured in a new piece published in Manhattan Voice, “Six Things You Might Not Know About Home Health Care Nurses.” Above all, the message they share is that home nursing is extremely fulfilling for those in the field, but also for the patients too. Read the whole piece here! Manhattan Voice is the #1 source for local news and health tips covering Manhattan. This article also ran in the online and print versions of Your Health Voice, Bronx Voice and Queens Voice for a total print circulation of 40,000 and 47,520 unique visitors per month. VNSNY Home Health Aide Geraldine Singleton on the Importance of Bringing Joy to Homebound Seniors VNSNY’s Senior Vice President of Partners in Care, James Rolla shares an
Spotlight on El Barrio: A Pathway Home for Behavioral Health Patients
May 2, 2022–In the latest VNS Health Neighborhood Spotlight video, host Amery Moultry heads uptown to East Harlem to meet with Pathway Home Program Manager Patricia Payne-Marsky and Peer Specialist Kenny Mick, to learn how the Behavioral Health team is addressing the complex health needs faced by many living in this vibrant community. To hear what Patricia and Kenny had to say, check out the video below!
Kudos! Here Are the Latest Patient Letters and CHOICE Member Commendations
April 28, 2022–The following are excerpts from a few of the many recent letters, phone calls, and emails that we’ve received from grateful patients, plan members and family members that reflect an outstanding consumer experience. To read the May 2022 patient letters, click here. To read the May 2022 CHOICE commendations, click here
Impact Challenge Update: Six Months Later, Here’s How the Five Final Round Teams Are Doing
April 25, 2022–Last year, VNSNY held its first-ever VNSNY Impact Challenge. The competition culminated in a final round last September, where five teams of VNSNY employees from across the organization presented their proposals on how to address a health disparity in the community to an expert panel. To view the video of the final round VNSNY Impact Challenge presentations, click here. In the end, the panel was so impressed by all five VNSNY Impact Challenge presentations that they decided to provide funding to each team. Since then, the VNSNY Impact Challenge team members have been working to make their ideas a reality. So how are the five teams doing with their health disparity proposals? Click on the links below for an update on each team’s progress to date: Expanding VNSNY’s Nurse Residency to Serve Health Care Needs in the Bronx Delivering Medical Nutrition Therapy to Bedbound New Yorkers Connecting Low-Income Seniors with
10 Reasons Why Changing Our Name and Brand to VNS Health Makes So Much Sense!
April 20, 2022–1) Our new name, VNS Health, honors the legacy of our founder, Lillian Wald, while uniting us under the word “health” — positioning us well for the future, by setting us up for another 125+ years of leading the way as a pioneer in home and community health care! 2) Our new name, VNS Health, is simple to say and easy to understand for our patients, health plan members, clients, and their families as well as our health care partners. Not to mention, us! 3) Over the years, our organization has evolved and grown. Today, we now serve many types of people in many ways. The name VNS Health nicely fits our broader role in the health care system, and better represents our wide range of programs and services. 4) Our new tagline — “The future of care. The comfort of home.” — is forward-looking… and focuses on the positive
VNSNY Celebrates National Volunteer Week
April 18, 2022–Sending heartfelt thanks to our generous volunteers and volunteer interns! In 1957, Martin Luther King, Jr. told an audience in Montgomery, Alabama: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” This inspirational call to action speaks to the spirit of National Volunteer Week (April 17-23), as we recognize the millions of volunteers around the nation who are answering Dr. King’s question through their generosity and actions. This week, VNSNY celebrates the 351 volunteers who supported our mission by donating their services to programs throughout the organization in 2021, providing a total of 21,570 service hours—valued at $615,608—over the past year. Our volunteers also brought in $95,229 to VNSNY through their fund-raising efforts in 2021, donated PPE worth $263,718 to the organization, and gave the equivalent of $40,280 in other gift-in-kind donations. “Volunteers are crucial to VNSNY. Last year in particular, they showed incredible diligence, generosity,
Meet the Class Of ’22—the First Graduates of VNSNY’s Nurse Residency Program
April 11, 2022–On Wednesday, March 9th, against a festive Zoom confetti backdrop, Joe Gallagher, Director of Operation Support Services, emceed the graduation celebration for the five pioneering members of the first cohort to complete VNSNY Home Care’s Nurse Residency Program. VNSNY developed this comprehensive, two-year program to help make the growing field of home-care nursing more accessible to new nurses. The curriculum includes several weeks of daily classes, after which the nurse residents shadowed experienced VNSNY nurse preceptors in the field, gaining invaluable hands-on experience, skills, and confidence. And they did all this during a pandemic, to boot! The virtual celebration for the Class of ’22 featured congratulatory remarks from a number of inspirational speakers, including Elizer Cooper, Associate VP, Education and Development, Monica Cayemitte, Clinical Manager, Residency Program, Dian Traisci-Marandola, College Relations Manager, Andria Castellanos, EVP & Chief of Provider Services, Jennifer Brullo, SVP, Patient Care Services, Alice Rainford, Education Manager,
Meet the Class Of ’22, the First Graduates of VNSNY’s Nurse Residency Program
April 11, 2022–On Wednesday, March 9th, against a festive Zoom confetti backdrop, Joe Gallagher, Director of Operation Support Services, emceed the graduation celebration for the five pioneering members of the first cohort to complete VNSNY Home Care’s Nurse Residency Program. VNSNY developed this comprehensive, two-year program to help make the growing field of home-care nursing more accessible to new nurses. The curriculum includes several weeks of daily classes, after which the nurse residents shadowed experienced VNSNY nurse preceptors in the field, gaining invaluable hands-on experience, skills, and confidence. And they did all this during a pandemic, to boot! The virtual celebration for the Class of ’22 featured congratulatory remarks from a number of inspirational speakers, including Elizer Cooper, Associate VP, Education and Development, Monica Cayemitte, Clinical Manager, Residency Program, Dian Traisci-Marandola, College Relations Manager, Andria Castellanos, EVP & Chief of Provider Services, Jennifer Brullo, SVP, Patient Care Services, Alice Rainford, Education Manager,