Your News This Week—Week of October 2, 2023
Check out the latest issue of Your News This Week! Published weekly, this newsletter is dedicated to our Home Health Aide team and includes what you need to know each week.
Free COVID-19 test kits now available to order! Every U.S. household may place an order to receive four (4) free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered directly to your home. Click here for information on how to order your free kits.
Information needed for potential VNS Health employment opportunities: Please send in the most up-to-date information about your education, certification, and experience. Click here for more information.
Act now! Tell Congress to stop home health cuts! Last week, VNS Health team members went to Washington, D.C. to call on Congress to help stop Medicare home health care cuts. Read more here.
–To contact your representatives:
-If you’re a New York State resident, click here.
-If you live outside New York State, click here.
Our next HHA Support Group Call is Thursday, October 5, at 1:00 p.m. For more information, click here.
Supervisor Josie Smith sends a shout out to Home Health Aide team members Eugenie Doffon Vioutou (pictured left) and Paulette Tomlinson (pictured right) for the care they provided to a patient recently. A big ‘thank you’ to Eugenie and Paulette for the “compassion and support” they showed to the patient—it was very appreciated!
Get your flu shot!
VNS Health is offering vouchers for free flu shots at all Walgreens/Duane Reade and CVS pharmacies. All VNS Health team members are required to get vaccinated against the flu or sign a flu declination form by December 31, 2023.