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Top 10 Things You May Be Interested to Know About VNS Health’s SSCoP!
March 12, 2024–To help celebrate Social Work Month, here are 10 interesting facts about VNS Health’s SSCoP and our social services team member colleagues: 1. SSCoP? What’s that? SSCoP—or The Social Services Community of Professionals—is the grassroots, peer-led group of VNS Health social service professionals. 2. VNS Health has over 550 social service professional team members—and all of them are part of SSCoP. Our SSCoP has just over 550 team members, bringing social service professionals together across programs, regions and roles at VNS Health. If you have a current or future career in a helping profession with a psychosocial focus, you’re a member! 3. The SSCoP’s mission is about connecting and well-being. Recognizing that many people in the social work field may feel isolated at times, the SSCoP’s mission is to connect, strengthen and elevate social work professionals across VNS Health. 4. How is SSCoP different from an ERG? Employee Resource Groups
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September 25, 2021–Since 2015, VNSNY Hospice’s HOPE (Hospice Outreach, Patient and Provider Education) Program has encouraged better access to hospice care among African Americans and Latinx in Harlem. Recently, thanks to a $500,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, HOPE has expanded to the Bronx as well. Here are nine things you may not know about the HOPE Program: 1. The HOPE Program is a key part of VNSNY’s effort to address health disparities. Nationwide, 48% of white Medicare beneficiaries enroll in hospice, compared with 8% of Black and 6% of Latinx Medicare beneficiaries. This stark disparity means that millions of Americans are missing out on the many benefits of hospice care at the end of life, which includes getting skilled symptom management while living with their loved ones at home, rather than languishing in the hospital. 2. There are many reasons for the disparities in hospice use. They include lack
10 Things You May Be Surprised to Know About VNSNY Partners in Care
July 26, 2021–This article is the first in an ongoing series in which Frontline will be highlighting different lines of business, programs, departments and teams across the organization. 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, and bringing our staff closer together. If you know of a VNSNY department or group that you think should be included in this series, please let us know by clicking here! Thanks to VNSNY Partners in Care home health aides (HHAs) and clinicians, thousands of older New Yorkers are able to stay in their homes rather than go into a nursing home or other facility. Here are 10 things you may not know about Partners in Care. 1. Partners in Care is the largest of VNSNY’s business units in terms of workforce size. In fact, the business line employs a