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Meet VNSNY’s New Green Belts — The Graduates of Our First-Ever Lean Six Sigma Course
April 16, 2021–From Reducing Hospitalizations to Creating a Roadmap to 4 Stars, VNSNY’s Green Belt Grads Focused on Improving Patient Care Lean Six Sigma may sound like a college fraternity, but it’s actually a set of management tools used by organizations worldwide to help them operate more efficiently and improve the quality of their services or products. Tony Dawson, Vice President of Quality and Customer Experience, launched VNSNY’s first Lean Six Sigma program last year, leading 20 staff members through a six-month course that prepared them to become certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belts. (The program uses some of the language of martial arts, with White Belts, Yellow Belts and Green Belts overseen by more experienced Black Belts and Master Black Belts.) Despite the challenges of holding the course virtually due to COVID-19, the course was a resounding success. To encourage cross-fertilization and fresh perspectives, the participants were drawn from across VNSNY—including
This Special Edition of “30 Minutes with Dan” Takes You to New Heights!
April 8, 2021–We’re pleased to bring you a special “30 Minutes with Dan” — the exciting 30-minute video talk show hosted by VNSNY’s President and CEO Dan Savitt. This 30-minute program is designed to be watched in a single sitting or in bits and pieces — whichever works best for you. What makes this episode special? This time, staff members from across the organization ask the questions! Watch as Patrina Copland, Anne Suddaby, Gladys Bayles-Panes, Teresa Lin, Mir Mahmood, Nicole Onorato, and Ulrica Eaddy ask Dan questions about VNSNY’s future. To watch this special episode, click here below. To watch more episodes of 30-minutes with Dan, click here.
Medium Features VNSNY CEO & President for National Social Work Month
March 31, 2021–
Today is Transgender Day of Visibility: If You Do Nothing Else Today, Watch These Two Inspiring Videos
March 31, 2021–SelectHealth, the specialized Medicaid plan from VNSNY CHOICE, is recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility by highlighting two amazing transgender employees with inspiring video tributes. Talia Vaughn and Trust Robinson, both Outreach and Enrollment Coordinators with SelectHealth, share their experiences and uplifting thoughts on being transgender in these two videos below.
Catch the latest episode of “30 Minutes with Dan” — An Exciting New Talk Show Hosted by CEO Dan Savitt and Featuring Your VNSNY Colleagues!
March 25, 2021–We’re pleased to bring you the latest episode of “30 Minutes with Dan” — an exciting new 30-minute video talk show hosted by VNSNY CEO Dan Savitt. This 30-minute program is designed to be watched in a single sitting or in snatches — whichever works best for you. March is National Social Work Month, National Women’s History Month, and March 10 was Lillian Wald’s birthday. In this brand-new episode, Dan discusses each of these March events with his featured guests, including VNSNY staff members Leslie Davis, Evita Borko, Ling-Wai Fung, Mary Kay King, and Maya Seidel. And as always, Dan also shares an interesting fact about VNSNY, gives a staffer a special “High-5” for a job well done, and takes viewers “Around with Dan” as he heads into the field to talk with staff. To watch this latest episode, click here below. To watch more episodes of 30-minutes with Dan, click here.
As VNSNY Celebrates Holi, We Invite You to Send Us Your Holi Photos!
March 25, 2021–As VNSNY Celebrates Holi, We Invite You to Send Us Your Holi Photos! The Hindu festival of Holi starts this Sunday, March 28. Also known as “the festival of colors,” Holi commemorates the end of the Winter season and the new beginnings that arrive with Spring. It is a time to play, forgive, and celebrate a good Spring harvest. If you’re celebrating Holi and you take photographs of your celebration, Frontline would love to feature them in a special slide show. To send us your Holi photos, please click here!
Home Health Care News Features VNSNY EVP & Chief of Provider Services
March 22, 2021–
Find Out What’s Happening… News Briefs from Around VNSNY!
March 19, 2021–Welcome to the latest edition of “News Briefs from Around VNSNY”— featuring quick updates on recent news and virtual events across the organization. If you have a news brief you’d like to be considered for an upcoming edition, please click here to submit your idea. VNSNY Welcomes EVP & Chief Financial Keith Patterson On January 25th, Keith Patterson joined VNSNY as our new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Keith has an extensive background in managed care and robust experience in provider and other healthcare services, including senior finance positions with Aetna and UnitedHealthcare. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for Ready Responders, an on-demand community healthcare service. With his expertise and expertise in health care and finance, Keith will be an outstanding addition to VNSNY! Click here to read his Q+A interview on Frontline. VNSNY CEOs Named to 2021 City & State Health Power 100 Current VNSNY CEO
Meet Our Latest ACE Leadership Program Grads!
March 9, 2021–The 10th cohort of VNSNY’s Achieving a Culture of Excellence (ACE) Leadership Program was slated to begin in March of last year—just as New York, and the majority of the world, was shutting down due to the pandemic. But the program and its participants were quick to adapt: After delaying for a few months to focus on the needs of VNSNY’s patients and staff, ACE kicked off in July 2020, entirely remote and ready to tackle the new world of COVID-19. “This year’s ACE participants came together in the midst of unprecedented challenges and stress, both in their personal and professional lives,” says ACE program director and VNSNY Organizational Development Specialist Amanda Weiner. “I believe that 2020 has changed every one of us, and I was so proud to see how the participants supported one another, stretched and pushed themselves, and showed up for VNSNY.” The group’s ACE commencement ceremony