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When It Comes to Action Plans, One Size Does Not Fit All
November 8, 2024–INSIDE PROVIDER SERVICES with David Rosales Welcome to the latest installment of my Frontline column, “Inside Provider Services,” where I talk about what’s going on with our Home Care, Hospice, Behavioral Health, Personal Care and Care Management Organization teams. It’s hard to believe it’s already November. Before you know it, it’ll be Thanksgiving. Here’s something else that falls into the “before you know it” category: our 2024 Employee Engagement Survey, which was just sent out. This is the survey where we ask you to tell us about your work and how you feel about working for this organization. Since this year’s Employee Engagement Survey just went out, both my column and John’s “Inside Health Plans” column this month are focused on the Action Plans that have been happening across the organization this past year to address feedback that you and your colleagues shared in last year’s Employee Engagement Survey. So here are
This Video of VNS Health’s First Annual Awards Ceremony Is Sure to Put a Smile on Your Face!
November 6, 2024–On a very special October evening, team members from across the organization were honored in VNS Health’s version of the Academy Awards. VNS Health In-Action reporter Carlos Pereyra (Community Liaison from Health Plans) was on the scene to interview team members. To watch his inspiring and emotion-filled report, click here! To read the profiles of all the VNS Health Awards Ceremony honorees, please click here. To see the photos and a full recording of the event, click here.
The VNS Health Awards Ceremony Photos Are Here! Plus a Recording of the Celebration!
November 1, 2024–The first ever VNS Health Annual Awards Ceremony took place on Monday, October 28. On one special evening, 25 team members were honored. Congratulations again to all our amazing award winners! Next year, the awards ceremony will celebrate even more team members! In addition to the awards that were presented earlier this week, the new awards will include: Until next year, here are the photos of the 2024 VNS Health Awards Ceremony ceremony! And here is a recording of the event! To see profiles of the 2024 VNS Health Award Ceremony honorees, click here.
Announcing Our 2024 VNS Health Award Winners!
October 29, 2024–Read Their Stories and See the Full List of Nominees! Last night, on Monday, October 28, team members from across the organization were recognized and celebrated as the very best of the best in exemplifying VNS Health’s Mission and Core Values of Empathy, Integrity and Agility! The event included those who had received awards earlier in the year, as well as new awards for presentation to the winners of the Phyllis Mills Living Legend Award and the ESPRIT Awards. To see all the team members who were nominated for these awards, click here. Congratulations to all 16 of this year’s award winners! Click on their names here below to read more about them and their award. Rose Madden–Baer 2024 Phyllis Mills Living Legend Award (Click here for the finalists.) Arna Brammer 2024 ESPRIT Award Mossogbe Camara 2024 ESPRIT Award Ilona Furman 2024 ESPRIT Award Habeebah Haqq 2024 ESPRIT Award Jasmin
Meet Our 2204 ESPRIT Award Winner: Anna Jenkins
October 29, 2024–As Lead Spiritual Care Counselor for VNS Health Hospice Care, Anna Jenkins is highly attuned to what spiritual care means to each patient and how she can help them realize it. Often, it’s not about religion. One patient she counseled was an architect, she explains, and he wanted to be the architect for his dying process through spiritual care. “He was able to make all the decisions and transition the way he wanted to, and it was beautiful,” she recalls. Anna’s spiritual care work entails creating rituals to honor and begin the memorial process right at the patient’s bedside. For one young woman, Anna helped the family use rosewater to honor different parts of her body, thanking the young woman’s feet for all the hikes they took together, her hands for the carrot cakes she made and shared. Research shows most people would prefer to spend their final days at
Saluting Our Hospice Spiritual Care Counselors! Watch This Special Video!
October 25, 2024–This week is Spiritual Care Awareness Week (October 20-26), a time when we recognize the valuable and meaningful work provided by our Hospice Care spiritual caregivers. Our Spiritual Care Counselors play many roles, as they help patients and their loved ones through one of life’s most important journeys at the end of life. VNS Health has 12 Spiritual Care Counselors on our Hospice Care team. These skilled and dedicated team members support our Hospice Care patients and their families by listening, providing guidance and emotional support as part of the compassionate care delivered by an interdisciplinary team. To celebrate the inspiring care they provide, we invite you to watch this short, heart-warming video below of VNS Health Spiritual Care Counselor Jensen Jones.
Hospice News Story on Sustainable Tech Growth Features Sarani Doshi, VP Financial Planning and Analysis
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Hospice News Takes Dive into Research Co-Authored by Research Center on Race Disparities in Hospice Discharge Rates
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Changing Lives—and Making Magic Happen—in the Rockaways
July 22, 2024–INSIDE PROVIDER SERVICES with David Rosales Hello, and welcome to my Frontline column, “Inside Provider Services.” I’m excited to be sharing this column, which will focus on our Provider Services teams—Home Care (CHHA), Hospice, Behavioral Health, Personal Care and the CMO—and all the great work they’re doing. So let’s get started! Earlier this year, I was interviewed for our external newsletter, VNS Health Today. The very first question I was asked: “What would you say is VNS Health’s greatest strength as an organization?” I replied that I thought it was our ability to build trust with our patients and their families and to change the entire direction of their lives. When we do that, I said, that’s where the magic happens. I truly believe this. Our ability to build trust and change lives is why so many providers in the community turn to us to manage a patient’s care after