VNSNY Heroes

Delivering Care, Groceries, and Peace of Mind

As a home care nurse with VNSNY, Diane enjoys being able to provide one-on-one care to patients, and taking the time to make each one feel special, heard, and understood.

4 VNSNY Nurses Share Stories of Caring for Patients with COVID-19

Over the last few weeks, VNSNY nurses have been caring for COVID-positive patients returning from the hospital with skill and compassion.

Making a Difference for COVID-19 Patients

Since 1893, VNSNY has provided critical care in times of critical need. Watch to see how VNSNY’s frontline staff are making a difference for COVID-19 patients across New York.

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Resilient Nurses Provide Comfort, Education, and Care

For two VNSNY nurses, home visits are a chance to reassure patients in these uncertain times, screen them for exposure to COVID-19, and keep them connected to care.

Bravery in a Time of Need

Fearlessly traveling to the homes of families for over 125 years, VNSNY has always been there for New Yorkers in times of crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different.

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On This VNSNY Hospice Team, No One Works Alone

The staff on VNSNY’s Staten Island Hospice team is accustomed to difficult work—but navigating the stresses related to COVID-19 is bringing them together in a new and different way.

Staying Strong on the Front Lines

VNSNY nurses give a firsthand look at what it’s like on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis.

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Using Talent and Telemedicine to Keep Patients Safe

A nurse practitioner with VNSNY Care360° Solutions used telemedicine to keep a vulnerable patient closely connected to care from the comfort of her home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VNSNY: Here for New York

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from the first health crisis that VNSNY has assisted in over the past century and a quarter.

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A Home Care Nurse Finds Humor and Teaching Moments

VNSNY Home Care nurse Magan N. educates her patients so they stay healthy and safe. During the COVID-19 crisis, that has become more important than ever.

How to Cope with COVID-19? “Go the Extra Smile”

As New Yorkers brace themselves for what could be a months-long public health crisis, home health aide Mahalia B. helps her patients “take their mind off the troubles that are all around.”

Mental Health Issues Don’t Take the Day Off

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, the staff of CMHS’s Mobile Crisis Management Services still provide critical mental health interventions in the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn, just as they do each day.