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Our Social Service Professionals Share What They Like Best About Social Work
March 16, 2026–Happy Social Work Month! In honor of National Social Work Month, Frontline asked some of VNS Health’s nearly 600 social service professionals, “What do you like best about social work?” Here’s what they said: “Working together as a team to support people from all different backgrounds and circumstances—and witnessing the intimate moments during the last days of life when you see the best of humanity—are truly gifts. I never take them for granted.” Bianca Davies, LSW, Manhattan, Hospice Care “What I love about social work is being the voice for those who don’t believe they have a voice. The impoverished communities can be overlooked, and we make sure they are seen and heard.” –Debra Thomas, Associate Director, Children’s Mobile Crisis Team, Behavioral Health “My favorite part of this work is seeing the person behind the problem. I really believe in people’s possibilities, even when others only see their limitations. At its core, social
Test Your Knowledge of Patient Safety. Take Our Quiz!
March 10, 2026–This week, from March 8 through March 14, is Patient Safety Awareness Week, an annual recognition week that occurs each year at this time. How much do you know about patient safety? Take this quiz created by Catherine Schaefer, Vice President, Quality, Provider Services, and Vandana Arora, Patient Safety Program Manager—and find out!
VNS Health Is Off and Running in 2026: Check Out Our Latest News Briefs!
March 3, 2026–We’re only a few months into 2026, and lots of great things are happening across VNS Health. How do you keep up with everything? One easy way is to read the latest batch of News Briefs, below. And remember, if you have any news or happenings that you’d like to share in an upcoming News Briefs, please click here. VNS Health Earns Heart Failure Certification from the American Heart Association VNS Health Home Care has earned the American Heart Association (AHA) Heart Failure Certification, a recognition that reflects excellence in delivering standardized, evidence-based treatment. With relatively few home care organizations in our service area holding this accreditation, this achievement further differentiates us as a provider of both home-based 4Ms Age-Friendly Care and expert heart failure care for patients living with heart failure. Among the steps taken to achieving the certification—and as part of VNS Health’s unwavering commitment to high-quality care—our Home
“Up Close with Dan” Takes a Close Look at Our Health Plan Member Experience
February 24, 2026–In his latest video, CEO Dan Savitt looks at how our SelectHealth team provides the best possible member experience to vulnerable special needs health plan members. Also: our Mobile Crisis Team rises to the occasion in the latest frigid Code Blue Emergency. Plus, Jessica Fear has something she “just wants to say” and Home Care’s Hiten Kothari shares a joyful Bollywood musical inspiration. To view the video, click here below. On-the-Go Segments Part One: Intro With Tribute to Our Teams During this Bitterly Cold Winter Part Two: Chat with Dahyana Astudillo on SelectHealth’s Outreach, and Hear About that Impact from a Member In Her Own Words Part Three: Mission in Action: A SelectHealth Success Story with Plan Member Monique Part Four: “I Just Want to Say” Featuring Jessica Fear, SVP, Behavioral Health Part Five: A Bollywood Musical Inspiration with Home Care Physical Therapist Hiten Kothari
How Well Do You Know Upstate New York? Take Our Quiz!
February 16, 2026–In late January, it was officially announced that VNS Health joined forces with the iCircle Medicaid Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plan, which currently operates in 30 counties in Upstate New York, serving more than 4,500 members. To read more about this partnership, click here. In the meantime, how well do you know Upstate New York, where so many of our Health Plan members live? Take our quiz below and find out!
Our Health Plans Just Expanded in a Big Way. See What That Means!
February 10, 2026–Just recently, VNS Heath took a big step towards making our Top Company Objective of leading New York State in integrated long-term care a reality. Here’s the story… Top Company Objective featured in this article: Lead New York State in integrated long-term care (MAP). Spotlighted team: Health Plans Our Top Company Objective in Action: In late January, our Medicaid MLTC (Managed Long Term Care) health plan joined forces with iCircle, an MLTC plan that spans 30 upstate counties. The iCircle MLTC plan has approximately 4,700 members, who, on April 1st, will become members of our MLTC unless they choose another plan. With this transition, our MLTC plan will now be offered in 55 out of New York State’s 62 counties. Why it matters: iCircle has MLTC members in 30 New York State counties—including 17 where our plans were not previously available. So we’ll now have MLTC members in 17 new
VNS Health partnership with iCircle Featured in HomeCare Magazine
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“You Are Heroes!” “Beyond Fabulous!” Check Out the Latest Letters and Commendations!
February 3, 2026–In the last few months, more than 100 team members and teams from across the organization provided such an outstanding consumer experience that people wrote letters, called, emailed, or posted about them. To view their grateful notes and comments, simply scroll down or click on any of the areas below: Bronx “Thanks for the amazing job she provided.” Home health aide Sarah Abban was complimented by the daughter of a Bronx client who called to say, “thanks for the amazing job she provided”—adding that her mom “felt great” with Sarah. “Very kind.” A client called to express her appreciation for home health aide Keshawn Davis, stating that Keshawn was “very kind” to her and provided “the best care.” Brooklyn “So impressed.” The daughter of one Brooklyn patient called to say how “very pleased” she was with VNS Health, and that she is “so happy with how far my mother has
Second Cohort Completes “Leadership Unlocked” Program
February 2, 2026–On January 21st, 13 leaders from across the organization successfully completed the second cohort of Leadership Unlocked. This 15-week leadership development program is designed to deepen leadership capabilities through interactive learning experiences, coaching, assessments, VNS Health site visits and internal networking opportunities. The cohort’s final projects aimed at improving our Employee Engagement Survey results by applying leadership insights directly to real organizational challenges. Congratulations to Josie Aquino, Justin Bain, Janice Leacock-Bennett, Carlin Brickner, Alissa Churchill, Ann Mary Ferrie, Kelly Harned, Roger Herr, Priya Mendon, Amy Mitchell, Tara Noto, Richard Parnell, and Nausheen Rokerya!