New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare

COVID19 has proved that Direct Care Work is essential work. This report from PHI takes a closer look at the underestimated physical demands, social and emotional complexity, and valuable contributions to health management within this growing workforce. bit.ly/30cTECr

Direct Care Work is Real Work: Elevating the Role of the Direct Care Worker (Section 3) This report describes the roles and responsibilities of direct care workers, with an eye towards training, advanced roles, and care integration.

Kevin Frison, MD from the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at The Mount Sinai Hospital, steps in and makes delivery to a patient in need. Dr. Frison treats every patient as if they were his mother or father, because that’s how he would want his parent’s doctors to treat them: https://bit.ly/2BkqyZJ

Thank you to all our city's like Courtney Vose!

When came to , and patients began to arrive at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, our nurses were understandably concerned for themselves and their families.

Yet when NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center's Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Courtney Vose saw a photo of with a mask on, it changed everything. She was reminded of how her teams quickly channeled their fear into grit, and felt inspired to write a haiku in honor of the who stared anxiety and adversity in the face — saving countless lives.

Read more with : https://nyphosp.co/3d5MZzk

New York City's direct care workers enable older adults and people with disabilities to thrive and help family caregivers continue working during . This fact sheet from PHI provides a detailed snapshot of this growing workforce.

New York City's Direct Care Workforce This fact sheet describes the nearly 380,000 personal care aides, home health aides, and nursing assistants who make up New York City's direct care workforce.

Thank you to these for their level of commitment, service, and bravery on the front lines of COVID-19

"Dr. Fredrick and I have never been prouder of our trainees in our entire teaching careers. It is one thing to be told to go somewhere, which many health care systems did with their trainees. It is another level of , service, and , to raise your hand and volunteer to go to the very front lines of the most deadly and frightening pandemic our generation has witnessed." Story Submitted by Paul Lee, MD, President, Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Association, New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai and The Mount Sinai Hospital: https://bit.ly/3iaVoo9

Learn how Neurosurgeon Dr. John Boockvar and his team use the power of pop and counry music to combat default mode thinking, decrease stress, and increase focus in the operating room.

🎶 Dr. John Boockvar listens to music pretty much everywhere he goes — including the operating room. See how he and his team use their favorite tunes to enter a state of ‘flow’ just before surgery.
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To care for COVID-19 patients returning from the hospital, Visiting Nurse Service of New York nurses must follow strict protocol including head to toe PPE and social distancing. However, they continue to deliver care with skill & compassion through it all. Read about these :

Four VNSNY Nurses Share Their Stories of Caring for COVID-19 Patients Over the last few weeks, VNSNY nurses, joined by other clinicians when necessary, have been caring for COVID-positive patients returning from the hospital. VNSNY nurses continue to deliver care with skill and compassion.

We are proud to recognize our city's nursing students who took on key support roles to help The Mount Sinai Hospital staff at the height of

Find out how a small force of Mount Sinai nursing students played key support roles at the height of : https://bit.ly/2BfEunf

Thank you to all the heroes working on the front lines against fighting to keep our city safe

Associate Executive Director Laura Alves of NYC Health + Hospitals / Community Care built and has led a processing team that helps to transfer patients with COVID-19 in order to decrease volume within our hospitals.

Thank you for being one of our health care heroes: bit.ly/NYCHHheroes

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Chinyere Anayaogu serves on the frontlines against as a critical link between patients and their families. Read more from NYC Health + Hospitals about Dr. Anayaogu and all of our city's brave ! bit.ly/2N5SEKf

Thank you to all of our city's like Dr. Vimala Sim!

Dr. Vimala Sim is an Internal Medicine Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst. During this COVID-19 pandemic, she developed screening tools for front-line health care providers to evaluate patients for the virus.

Thank you for being one of our health care heroes for Pride Month: bit.ly/NYCHHheroes

Home Care Nurse Magan helps her older patients and their family caregivers understand what they need to do in order to stay healthy and safe in their homes during . This insight has now become more important than ever. Read Megan's story and other Visiting Nurse Service of New York heroes: bit.ly/37jfYxr