The Albany VA minute is a episodic podcast, hosted by Sean Tuckey, Health Systems Specialist with intent to bring you content on current events at the Albany VA and what’s coming down the road. Mixed in will be some special guest and features we hope will be of interest to you. Questions/Suggestions e-mail sean.tuckey@va.gov
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Tele Emergency Center care with Dr. Farzon Nahvi
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Today we interviewed Dr. Farzon Nahvi a physician with the VISN 2 Clinical Contact Center's Tele Emergency Center program. You can reach them at 1 800 877 6976. the takeaway from today's episode is, they should be the 1st call if your not feeling well.
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Did You Know June is PRIDE month? give a listen to this special interview
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this month Sarah Mulhall our LGTBQ+ Coordinator interviewed Jae Ward on her experiences as an LGTBQ+ Veteran. If you have questions on the services offered at Albany VA or questions about what's coming up for PRIDE give Sarah a Call at 518 414 6327
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A special Episode: Safety Story and Award Presentation
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On May 23 2024, FMS employee Jason Sprague and VA Police Officer Carlos Romero were presented HERO awards for their actions to put our a fire at the facility earlier in the year. This is a copy of the awards presentation for our audience. Safety Story read by Joe McDonnell and awards presented by Medical Center Director Darlene Delancey…
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LGTBQ+ Health with Dr. Susan Opar and Sarah Mulhall
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This month we were joined by Dr. Susan Opar and Sarah Mulhall, Social Worker. To talk about LGTBQ+ Health to find a local coordinator click here to contact Sarah at: Phone: 518-626-7523 Email: Sarah.mulhall@va.gov
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Get to know your Community: The Saratoga Commissary
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Today we interviewed Scott Zimber of the Saratoga Naval Station Commissary about what services are offered there and how it can support Veterans in the community. If your a Veteran with Service Connected injuries, check it out they also have a new Click2Go program where you can order ahead and pick up…
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The Vet Center. What is it and why is it the VA's best Kept Secret
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In this Episode we interviewed Jason Davis [(315)744-5409 or jason.davis3@va.gov ] of the Binghamton Vet Center on What the Vet Centers are, what services they offer and why are the one of the VA's best Kept secrets. if you want to locate a Vet Center go to Vetcenter.gov or call the Combat Call Center to find the closest Vet Center to you 1-877-927…
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What is the VISN 2 Clinical Contact Center? unpacking this hidden gem of your Healthcare
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This episode we are joined by Keith Claffey and Reshma Patel, 2 providers from the VISN 2 Clinical Contact Center (1 800 877 6976). In this episode, we unpacked what the VISN 2 Clinical Call Center is and why it should be your 1st call if your not feeling well. As Keith said "a dedicated healthcare professional is just a phone call or click away."…
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Profiles in Service at the Albany VA: with Keith Olmstead
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in this episode we profile Facility Maintenance Service (FMS) supervisor and local legend in FMS Mr. Keith Olmstead
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Its National Police Week! Learn about the partnership between Veterans Justice Outreach and local law enforcment
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Today we were joined by one of our Favorite Social Workers Rebecca Newton of the Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) program and Chief of Police Thomas Gibbons to talk about the VJO program, the outstanding Veterans in Crisis Training and National Police week. don't Miss this Episode
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Caregiver Support Program, What is it?
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Today we are joined by Nikki Holt, one of our Outstanding Social Workers to talk about the Caregiver Support program and some upcoming Caregiver events
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Did You Know? May is Mental Health Awareness Month
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Fun Fact: Did You Know that our intro is from the unofficial Albany VA anthem and played by Christina Rulison one of our Recreation Therapists Today we are joined by The Hospital's Local Recovery Coordinator, Senior Social Worker Penny Deasy, to talk about May is Mental Health Awareness Month what it is and what is in store at the Hospital this May…
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special Episode: It's Lab Week
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April 24th through the 28th is Laboratory Professionals Week and today we were joined by Dr. Raina Patel, Chief of Pathology and Heather Merkley-Tamburello, the Lab Manager to discuss All Things related to the lab. We discussed the Lab's function during the pandemic and what they do on a day to day basis which is pretty special. in FY 2022, the Str…
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Wellness Minute: VA2K with Rebeka Lange
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In a new segment we're calling the "wellness minute" we're discussing the VA2K with Rebeka Lange, Physicians Assistant in Occupational Health which is open to Veterans and Staff on May 17th
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Dignity and Respect Campaign Special Episode #3
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In this month's special Episode #3 of April's Dignity and Respect Campaign where our front line staff ask senior leader's the same 5 questions on what Dignity and Respect Campaign means to them. for Episode 2, the Front Office Program Support Specialist Miss Sharon Joyner interviewed the Associate Chief of Staff for Research and one of our neurolog…
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In This Episode we speak with Julie Montalbano, RN and the best Systems Redesign Specialist in the Albany VA, Robert Sklenarik, about Julie's Systems Redesign Project to improve the Veterans Experience during a colonoscopy. To see her video click here.
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Dignity & Respect Campaign special episode #2
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In this month's special Episode #2 of April's Dignity and Respect Campaign where our front line staff ask senior leader's the same 5 questions on what Dignity and Respect Campaign means to them. for Episode 2, the Front Office Administrative Officer Nicole LaChappelle interviewed the Associate Director of Patient Care Services, Our Chief Nurse, Amy…
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2023 is the Year of Systems Redesign, so what is it
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Brief discussion with THE best Systems Redesign Specialist in Albany VA Robert Sklenarik on what Systems Redesign is, LEAN/Sigma Six Blackbelt training and oververiew of what Continuous Process Improvement is
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Special Episode: April kicks off our Dignity and Respect Campaign
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for the Special Episodes on our Dignity and Respect Campaign we will be having front line staff interviewing staff on what it means to them. Today for Episode 1 we have Jamie Golembieski Program Specialist and Marine Veteran, interviewing our High Reliability Officer Mary Ann Jones an Air Force Veteran.…
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Special Episode #1 Profiles of Service: Annette Towne, RN
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In episode #1 of a new episodic segment we call Profiles in Services, Annette Towne who has worked at the Albany VA for 39 years as a registered nurse (RN) in various capacities talks about her experiences working with Veterans and shares some lessons learned over her career, it is a must listen.
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Get to know the Community Engagement and Partnership Team and learn about Problem Gambling awareness month
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Continuing with the theme of March is Social worker month, we interviewed Michelle Chavarria and Jennifer Stilleto-Smith, the Social workers for our Community Engagement and Partnership team on the role social workers play role in the Mission of serving Veterans, and on their new roles engaging and partnering with the Community. If your interested …
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Did You Know Part 2: March is Social Workers Month
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Social workers play a crucial role in the Mission of serving Veterans, they are healthcare force multipliers and key members of the healthcare team. today we interviewed three social workers about their experiences about being interns (a tie in to last weeks episode on healthcare professions education week) and their current roles serving Veterans.…
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Did You Know: March is Social Work Month and HPE week
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March is Social Work Month and March 14-18 is health Professions Education Week so today we were joined by Karen Sheehan Social Worker Supervisor and Rachel Gates, Jonathan Gay Social Work Interns to discuss Social Work Month and Health Professions Education Week
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Season 2 Episode 1 #DidYouKnow March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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Join Lindsay Shoonmaker, RN in our GI program in a brief presentation on the importance of early screening and detection. to watch a video on this presentation click here or check out the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center Facebook Page if you have further questions you can contact the GI Clinic at 518 626 6385 or the GI Care Manager at 518 626 6312…
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Welcome Back we are rebooting our Podcast in 2023 to talk about the PACT Act, Outreach, the services offered at the Hospital, highlighting our staff and other events.
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To help us kick off our goal of recruiting 2,020 new Veterans in 2020 we interviewed primary care physician Dr. Rachael Grimm and Fisher house manager Mike Fitzpatrick on all that Primary care and the Fisher House have to offer.
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This is an audio recording of the facility’s June 5, 2019 Mission Act Facebook live event with Kirsten Danforth, Mission Act Champion and Mary Ann Jones, Community Care Program Manager. To learn more visit https://missionact.va.gov
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Episode 4.3 Get to know the Community Living Center (CLC)
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Episode 4.3 - Get to know the Community Living Center (CLC) To learn more general information on Community Living Centers click Here, for specifics on the Albany VA CLC call Barbara Darling at (518) 626-6037. To learn more about the Albany VA CLC's hand hygiene campaign and fighting the Flu click here…
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Episode 4.2 The Albany VA and the Innovators Network
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In this Episode we spoke with Supervisory Social Worker Patricia Kidder about the VA Innovators Network and hoe it impacts the Albany VA to learn more the VA Innovators Network and some of the initiatives that have grown from it go to https://medium.com/vainnovation/tagged/innovation To learn more about the three box solution click here Staff can a…
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Episode 4.1 May is Mental Health Month
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Episode 4.1 contains a A brief overview of Mental Health Services at the Albany VA, its Drop In groups and a teaser for a short infomercial the facility made for May is Mental Health month in conjunction with the National #BeThere Campaign. If your interested in learning more about Mental Health give the clinic a call at 518 626 5339. If you are in…
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Episode 3: Women’s Health & Services for Female Veterans
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Did you Know the VA is the largest provider of Mammography services in the country? For the Month of March we focused the podcast on Women’s Health and The Mammography Program, which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this April. To learn more about the Women's Health program click this link for a short video or go to the Albany VA Women's Health …
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Episode 2- National Salute to Veteran Patients week and learn more about Seasonal Depression
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Voluntary Services and salute to Veteran patients;To learn more about Albany's Voluntary Services check out the link belowhttps://www.albany.va.gov/giving/index.asp To connect with Noney about Volunteering or the National Salute to Veteran Patients Week give her a call at (518) 626-5507The Education Spotlight with Dr. William Breen:To learn more ab…
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Episode 1-Welcome to the Albany VA Minute
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Episode #1: introductions & Whole Health/Fight the FluFor more information on the Albany VA go to;https://www.albany.va.gov/If you are interested in enrolling in VA health care call James and his staff at (518) 626 6744 or go to https://www.va.gov/health-care/how-to-apply/for more information on Whole Health go to; https://www.va.gov/PATIENTCENTERE…
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