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For Hispanic Heritage Month, Bronxnet interviews Hospice Liaison and RN Clarissa Santos on Hospice Care in the Latino Community
October 13, 2022–
WPIX11 Featured a Therapy Dog Named Chicken Who’s Touching the Lives of Hospice Patients
July 22, 2022–The WPIX11 television station recently aired the inspiring story of VNS Health Hospice Care volunteer Ellen Landress-Bowkett, and her partner, Chicken the therapy dog. To watch this inspiring video, click on the screen here below!
Breaking Down Latinx Language Barriers: Spotlight On Our Hospice Team in the South Bronx
June 30, 2022–In this latest Neighborhood Spotlight video, host Amery Moultry sits down with two VNS Health Hospice Care team members—nurse Clarissa Santos and Spiritual Care Counselor Fernando Otero—to talk about barriers faced by Hispanic, Latinx and African American residents at the end of life. Click below to watch.
For Military Appreciation Month, BronxNet Interviews VNSNY Veteran Program Liaison Sung Yoon
May 12, 2022–
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
May 2022 Patient Letters
April 28, 2022–Our VNSNY colleagues continue to prove how resilient, dedicated and just plain amazing the entire VNSNY organization is! The following are excerpts from a few of the many recent letters, phone calls, and emails we’ve received from grateful patients and clients as well as family members that reflect an outstanding consumer experience. Bronx Thank You for the Wonderful Care! “I am writing to thank you for the wonderful care I received from your nurse, Sultana Alibasic,” wrote one Bronx home care patient. “My primary care physician connected me to VNSNY to care for a huge open wound that did not heal properly from abdominal surgery. Sultana treated me almost daily for over a month and would not discharge me until the wound was 100% healed.” The patient described Sultana as kind, caring and professional. “I am very grateful to Sultana and always looked forward to her visits. She wasn’t just
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,
Medium Features Senior Vice President Rosemary Baughn on the Benefits Palliative Care
April 5, 2022–
NY Beacon Features VNSNY’s HOPE and Connect2Well Programs at Harlem Community Event
March 30, 2022–