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“Ask VNSNY” Looks Back on the Year’s Many Accomplishments… and Looks Ahead to 2022!
December 20, 2021–In this special end-of-year episode of “Ask VNSNY,” host Amery Moultry asks VNSNY team members from across the organization — “What’s the one thing you are most proud of accomplishing in 2021?” … and “What are you most looking forward to in 2022?” To hear your fellow team members’ thoughts, watch the video here below.
Check Out These Amazing Holiday Sweaters—And Find Out The Winners of The Raffle!
December 16, 2021–VNSNY colleagues proved that, once again, they know how to celebrate the holidays. From funny, to ugly, to festive, the sweaters ran the fashion gamut! Congrats to Kelley Henry (RN, Home Care), Irma Lashley (Home Health Aide, Partners in Care), and Theresa Gormley (Care Management, CHOICE), who were all randomly selected from the pool of participants to receive an $100 Amazon gift card! Check out the photo slideshow below to see all the wonderful outfits. Happy Holidays!
Find Out What’s Happening… Here Are the Latest News Briefs from Around VNSNY!
November 30, 2021–Welcome to the latest edition of “News Briefs from Around VNSNY”— featuring quick updates on recent news and happenings across the organization.If you have any news or announcements that you’d like to submit for consideration in an upcoming edition, please click here. VNSNY’s (Virtual) Gala Raises More Than $1.4 Million! Despite fervent hopes that the 2021 Benefit Gala would be an in-person event, VNSNY made the difficult decision not to host a large, indoor celebration quite yet this year. “Even though we had to pivot to a virtual event, we released a pre-recorded program video on November 11th that people can watch at their convenience,” says John Billeci, VNSNY’s Vice President of Special Events. “It contains many of the same elements that our in-person event usually has, including a video about VNSNY and the presentation of our Lillian D. Wald Award to this year’s honorees.” Emceed by Emmy-Award-winning PIX11 anchor
Welcome Back! Check Out These Photos from Last Week’s Return to Work Event!
November 19, 2021–Last week kicked off the return of a number of hybrid-working VNSNY staff to our 220 East 42nd Street offices. For many employees, it was their first time back at the office in months. For others, it was their first time back since going remote in March of 2020! As you can see, everyone had a lot of fun, being together again. To celebrate, staff gathered on the Marki Flannery Terrace on Wednesday, November 17th for some light refreshments and games. Check out the slideshow below for pictures of our return to the office! Welcome back! And a special congratulations to Crystal Mingo, Transitional Care Associate, Population Health, and Yanne Carrera, Supervisor, CORE Business Operations, who both won the return to work raffle!
Meet Our 2021 ESPRIT Winners!
November 16, 2021–
We Asked, You Delivered: Another Year of Amazing VNSNY Halloween Costumes!
November 2, 2021–Once again, VNSNY staff—along with their friends and family—proved that they know how to celebrate Halloween! Check out the photo slideshow below to see some wonderfully creative, scary, and funny costumes submitted from throughout 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 VNSNY!
Celebrating VNSNY’s Contributions to LGBTQ+ History
October 28, 2021–October is LGBTQ+ History Month. In 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, came up the idea for LGBT History Month and chose October because schools are in session across the country and October 11 was already National Coming Out Day. In honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, here are some notable events and developments at VNSNY over the past several decades related to LGBTQ+ care and the LGTBQ+ community: The AIDS Epidemic Although VNSNY began caring for AIDS patients in the late 1970s, the early 1980s marked the official start of the AIDS epidemic. There are some clear similarities between that time and the present-day COVID-19 epidemic: The cause of AIDS was unknown at first, it wasn’t clear how contagious it was, and it created great fear. Still, like today, VNSNY responded to the AIDS crisis with clarity and confidence. “The organization really was a pioneer with AIDS,” recalls
The 2021 Strength From Within Campaign Kicks Off!
October 26, 2021–We’re excited to announce the launch of the 2021 Strength from Within Employee Giving Campaign! The goals are to support our mission, raise funds for programs aimed at decreasing healthcare disparities, and strengthen the culture of philanthropy here at VNSNY. “Over the last five years, we’ve seen the number of employees making a donation to one of our charitable and community programs grow nearly tenfold,” says Catherine Callaway, SVP of Marketing and Development. “It’s inspiring to see so many of our colleagues personally supporting the mission.” In 2019 and 2020, the campaign raised over $100,000, all of which went to support care for our neighbors and communities most in need. “I contribute to Strength from Within every year,” says Jeri Goodman, Associate Director of Social Work Services. “Last year I chose to split my contribution between the Charitable Care and LGBTQ+ programs. In my social work role, I see directly
VNSNY Celebrates Filipino American History Month!
October 21, 2021–Filipino American History Month commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, which occurred on October 18, 1587. Known as “Luzones Indios” at the time, these 16th-century Filipinos crossed the ocean on a Spanish galleon and came ashore in what is now Morro Bay, California. The U.S. Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month in 2009. Today, there are over 4.2 million Filipinos in the USA, making them one of the largest Asian American populations in the nation. In the US, one in 20 nurses was trained in the Philippines! VNSNY proudly counts many Filipino Americans among our patients, clients and plan members, as well as our staff. We recently reached out to a number of employees across the organization to hear what Filipino American History Month means to them. Emil Bergado, Senior Physical Therapist, VNSNY Home Care, Queens Branch 2 “The dream of many physical