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Check Out the Latest “VNSNY in the News” Media Highlights!
May 6, 2022–RNs Ruth Caballero and Philip Leon Explain Why Home Health Matters in Manhattan Voice With National Nurses Week in full-swing, VNSNY RNs Ruth Caballero and Philip Leon were featured in a new piece published in Manhattan Voice, “Six Things You Might Not Know About Home Health Care Nurses.” Above all, the message they share is that home nursing is extremely fulfilling for those in the field, but also for the patients too. Read the whole piece here! Manhattan Voice is the #1 source for local news and health tips covering Manhattan. This article also ran in the online and print versions of Your Health Voice, Bronx Voice and Queens Voice for a total print circulation of 40,000 and 47,520 unique visitors per month. VNSNY Home Health Aide Geraldine Singleton on the Importance of Bringing Joy to Homebound Seniors VNSNY’s Senior Vice President of Partners in Care, James Rolla shares an
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An Interview with David O’Malley, SVP for Product Strategy
January 18, 2022–In May of 2021, David O’Malley joined VNSNY in the newly created position of Senior Vice President for Product Strategy. He comes to VNSNY from General Electric Healthcare, where he served in various product development related roles, most recently as Senior Director of product strategy for GE Healthcare’s digital technology group. Prior to that, David managed technology development for MediFit, a company that provided businesses with health and wellness solutions for corporate employees. Welcome to VNSNY! Besides being a product development expert, we understand that you also have a background as a hands-on healthcare worker. Thank you, I’m delighted to be here! That’s right, I was a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician in Connecticut for seven years. The nursing profession has also been a constant in my life – my wife is a nurse, and both my mother and grandmother were also nurses. Coming to VNSNY has put me even closer
Check Out the All-New, First Edition of “20 Minutes with Dan!”
January 12, 2022–It’s a new year, and a new look for VNSNY’s own CEO talk show! We’re proud to bring you the first-ever edition of “20 Minutes with Dan,” bringing you all of the excitement and information of our previous 30-minute editions in a shorter, easier-to-watch package. In this episode, President and CEO Dan Savitt highlights some new and exciting updates coming to the organization in 2022. You’ll hear from Sunny Babbar (Manager, IT Support), Rosa Marcus (Director, Support Services, Partners in Care), Allison Simms (Physical Therapist/Rehab Clinical Manager), Anne McAuliffe (Clinical Evaluation Manager, CHOICE), Erica Riedel (Physical Therapist), Robin Daniels (Business Service Coordinator/Team Assistant), and others! Click below to watch the latest episode! And here’s the “On the Go!” version of “20 Minutes with Dan.” We’ve broken out the episode into short segments so you can watch it on the go! Dan’s at Your Desk Great Question January Core Values Correspondent
6 Things You Might Be Surprised to Know About Our VNSNY CHOICE Grievance and Appeals Team
January 4, 2022–This article is part of an ongoing series highlighting different teams across VNSNY. Our aim in running this series is to enhance the VNSNY employee experience by spotlighting all parts of VNSNY, revealing things you may not know about another team, and bringing our organization closer together. If you know of a VNSNY team that you think should be included in this series, please let us know by clicking here! The CHOICE Grievance and Appeals Team addresses and resolves member and provider complaints and appeals for VNSNY CHOICE Health Plans. Read on to learn more! Grievances and appeals are not the same thing. One of the most common misconceptions about grievances and appeals is that they’re one and the same. Although both involve resolving member (and provider) complaints and appeals, the process is different for each. “An appeal involves a denial of a service or a benefit, and is a
VNSNY In The News – December 2021
January 3, 2022–VNSNY Media Placements for December 2021 NPR featured Michelle Drayton, Director for Hospice and Palliative Care Access, VNSNY, in an article entitled: “Black-Owned Hospice Seeks to Bring Greater Easer in Dying to Black Families.” This piece discusses how well-established hospice agencies have been attempting to minimize barriers with their own diversity initiatives, such as VNSNY, which have been meeting with ministers who counsel families dealing with failing health. Click here to view the article! NPR is an independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public. Every day, NPR connects with millions of Americans on the air, online, and in person to explore the news, ideas, and what it means to be human. Through its network of member stations, NPR makes local stories national, national stories local, and global stories personal. This piece has also been featured on Kaiser Health News and will
VNSNY in 2021 — Year in Review
December 20, 2021–January VNSNY welcomes EVP & Chief Financial Officer Keith Patterson. On January 25th, Keith Patterson joins VNSNY as our new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He arrives with an extensive background in managed care as well as provider and other healthcare services. VNSNY CEOs named to 2021 City & State Health Power 100. Current VNSNY CEO Dan Savitt and former CEO Marki Flannery are both named to the 2021 City & State Health Power 100 list, a roster of New York’s 100 most influential public officials, health care executives, advocates and activists, academics, and labor leaders. Vaccinate VNSNY! From early January, when VNSNY opens its vaccine clinic at 220 East 42nd Street, through March 20th, when the clinic administers its last first-dose vaccinations, VNSNY nurses give out 9,000 first doses and 4,400 second doses of the Moderna vaccine—the large majority of them to VNSNY staff members. Click here for
“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!
Spotlight on Elmont, NY, the Second Most Diverse Suburb in New York State!
December 13, 2021–Frontline VNSNY is excited to bring you “Neighborhood Spotlight” — VNSNY’s inside look at the neighborhoods we serve and the home care heroes who provide compassion and care in them. In this latest video, Amery Moultry heads to Elmont in Nassau County — the home of Belmont racetrack — to chat with VNSNY nurse Debbie Starace, who has been serving patients in the area for over 22 years. Also featured: Social worker Dolly Garcia-Willix and nurse Ruth Caballero. To learn more about Elmont and what Debbie, Dolly, and Ruth said, click here below. To see more Neighborhood Spotlight videos, click here.
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