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Check Out the 2025 Halloween Selfies and Photos!
November 4, 2025–VNS Health team members — and their friends and family — certainly had a lot of fun this Halloween! Click through the slideshow to see the scary, creative, adorable, and funny costumes that were sent in from across the organization! Thanks to everyone who submitted their photos! If you have any additional pictures to share, please send them in by clicking here. Happy Halloween from VNS Health!
Fight the Flu, Get Your Flu Shot!
November 4, 2025–Flu season is here, and getting your flu shot is one of the best ways to protect yourself and the people you care for. Many of our patients are at higher risk for serious illness. All patient-facing staff need to get the flu shot or sign a declination form by December 1. If you’re not vaccinated once flu is declared prevalent in New York State, you’ll need to wear a mask around patients. It’s easy to get your shot, through your doctor, urgent care, or pharmacy. All patient-facing team members need to be vaccinated or sign a declination form by Monday, December 1. All non-Home Health Aide patient-facing team members, please submit your documentation to Health Services. For more information, click here. For Personal Care Home Health Aides, please click here.
We Hold These Truths to Be Self Evident…
July 1, 2025–In this special 4th of July video, teams members from across the organization share inspiring words from the Declaration of Independence. To view, click here below!
A Little Piece of VNS Health History Is Now Hanging in Our 220 Office!
April 7, 2025–It’s the VNS Health Centennial Patchwork Quilt from 32 years ago! Michele Nation-Cupid, Regional Operations Coordinator, tells the story of how the quilt was created (including the hidden messages) in this short (2 ½ minute) video. To view the video, click here!
A Knife Is Lying on the Subway Floor. What Should You Do?
February 25, 2025–VNS Health is committed to keeping its team members safe, particularly those who work in the field. In fact, VNS Health has an individual on staff whose primary focus is to keep all team members safe. Lauren Campbell, our Emergency Management and Employee Safety Director, works with departments across the organization as well as outside agencies to implement and maintain policies and procedures designed to keep both team members in the field and those based in the office as safe as possible. What does this mean for you? To help answer that, here below are five true-life situations experienced by VNS Health team members. We’ve included how the team member responded, along with Lauren’s advice on what to do if something similar should ever happen to you. Do you have a safety-related question for Lauren that you’d like to be considered for our next safety article? If yes, click here to
How Will the New Administration in Washington Impact Health Care and VNS Health?
January 21, 2025–A new administration in Washington often means new Federal health care policies. With President Trump taking the presidential oath of office yesterday, what changes will there be and how will they affect VNS Health? Frontline put these questions to Dan Lowenstein, Senior Vice President and head of our Government Affairs (GA) team. We now have a new president who’s bringing in his own cabinet, including new leadership in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). What’s your big-picture view on how VNS Health will be impacted by this change? DL: VNS Health has been serving people in their homes and communities for over 130 years, through wars, economic upheaval, natural disasters, public health emergencies—and numerous elected leaders. Each administration will have its priorities, and we will develop relationships and advocate for the interests of our patients, clients and members, just
How Well Do You Know Thanksgiving? Take Our 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Quiz!
November 25, 2024–Thanks to VNS Health team members, thousands of New Yorkers with health challenges will be celebrating this Thanksgiving holiday where they most want to be, in their homes and communities, surrounded by family and friends. To all of our colleagues who have helped make Thanksgiving more cheerful for our patients, members, and clients, we once again dedicate this short quiz.
The 2024 Halloween Selfies and Photos Are Here!
November 5, 2024–VNS Health team members — and their friends and family — certainly had a lot of fun this Halloween! Click through the slideshow to see the scary, creative, adorable, and funny costumes that were sent in from across the organization! Thanks to everyone who submitted their photos! If you have any additional pictures to share, please send them in by clicking here. Happy Halloween from VNS Health!
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.