VA Ann Arbor HCS - The Digital Digest: Podcast Edition: Recent Episodes
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In this episode, part two of our conversation with Dr. Creasman. We continue our discussion of her priorities and leadership style and more on those Big Rocks.
Today, part one of a two-part interview with Dr. Creasman. We talk about whistleblower protections, and we have a fascinating discussion about Big Rocks, which gives us some insight into Dr. Creasman’s leadership philosophy. It was such a good discussion we decided to make it a two-part series.
Today, just in time for Nurse’s Week, we have our new Associate Director for Patient Care Services, Ms. Rhonda Berndt! This was just a fabulous interview. We talked about her life as a nurse, career path, her inspiration and leadership philosophy. There’s a really eye-opening section about the future of the nursing profession.
In this episode we highlight the tremendous work done by our Nutrition and Food Service where we talk about the work they do to contribute to the health and wellbeing of our Veterans.
In this episode, Dr. Rachael Maciasz, a primary care physician and Whole Health Program Administrator talks about the Whole Health program and the intersection of traditional medicine and whole health practices. It's a great discussion you won't want to miss.
This week, a really interesting conversation with Laurie Ferguson, a Voluntary Services Specialist, about our new program Compassionate Contact Corps. It was a 2021 Shark Tank winner and now is spreading to VA healthcare systems around the country.
In this episode a fun conversation with Denise Lipscomb, our Patient Safety Manager, about the upcoming Patient Safety Awareness week. We also have a nice chat about Denise’s VA career leading up to her role as Patient Safety Manager and what’s next for her.
In this episode, a great conversation with David Lanier and Wendy Paulot from the System’s Redesign office. We talked about what system’s redesign is, LEAN/Six Sigma, what do all those belts mean and a new project that you’ll see around the medical center.
In today’s episode I talked with our 2021 Employee of the Year, Ashlie Haeussler, from Primary Care. Currently, she is the nurse manager for the COVID vaccination clinic, working to get all of our veterans properly vaccinated. We had a nice conversation about how she took on that role, and how her nursing career led to where she’s at today.
In this episode we had great conversation with Heather Longshaw, the nurse manager for the Emergency Department. What was supposed to be a quick interview about the successes and struggles during the pandemic, turned out to be lessons in leadership.
In this episode we had really nice chat with April LaRock, Manager of the Fisher House. We talked about some history of the house, it’s huge success since opening in June 2020 and how families are referred to the house.
In today’s episode we sat down with Dr. Creasman to talk about COVID and flu vaccinations and a sometimes very personal conversation about leadership and her path as a VA leader.
Brian and Tyson Gatermann have a conversation about Suicide Prevention Month in September and news with Chris Arbino
Join us for VAAAHS news, Vaccination mandate FAQ, and an interview with Diana Cass about the many Special Emphasis Program
Introductory episode of the podcast for the employees of VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System featuring Dr. Ginny Creasman. She answers your questions and gives some great advice on leadership and prioritizing work.