We are TaraVista: News & Information

Happy Everything!

Spring is Here. It's Hospital Week and

May is Mental Health Month.

Top of Mind

Mental Health Month is a wonderful opportunity to educate and advocate for mental health parity and awareness. Throughout my career I have spent a good deal of time working with legislators and payors to extend coverage for psychiatric care. The pandemic has served to push mental health to the forefront for our leaders and I do feel that real progress is being made.

Hospital week has taken on new meaning for me given what we have all been through over these last two years. It is a reminder that our work at Taravista is rooted in caring for people at a critical time in their illness. As in all acute care settings, the care is focused and intense. By the time patients leave, they are safe and ready for the next steps in their treatment. It is essential work that makes a real difference and we all can feel proud of the healing we provide.

Among our initiatives to support good communication and a healing community is to form a staff advisory group led by our Chief People Officer, Joel Doolin and Executive Vice President Jon Wilcox. The group is underway with an effective launch last week.

Transform is one our Vista values. And it really encapsulates the meaning of May. As caregivers, we are transforming the lives of our patients and as a team, we are transforming the way our communities treat mental health.

Thank you for all you do!

Michael P. Krupa, Ed.D.

CEO & Founder

Our Vista Values

Did you know the first letter of each value spell out Vista?

TaraVista Tales

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NASW Presentation

Our Chief of Social Work, M. Joyce-Anderson, presented in April at the Massachusetts NASW annual conference. The MA NASW chapter is the largest in the US and over 50 social workers attended. Thank you, Meghan, for representing TaraVista and MiraVista and for advancing best practices for caring for LGBTQ patients.

Single Line Only Please!

When making an edit to notes in the medical record, the proper procedure is to put a single line through the words. Please do not scratch out, use white-out or erase. It is perfectly fine to make corrections (everyone needs to!). All that is required is to put a single line through the change, date and an initial. Thank you!

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Josefina Abreu, Housekeeper

Natasha Carrion-Baez, Mental Health Counselor

Ryan Corbett, Registered Nurse

Elideisy Del Carmen Castro, HouseKeeper

Kiara Dixon, Mental Health Counselor

Michael Gomez, Mental Health Counselor

Marcia Hurley, Senior Human Resources Generalist

Wisdom Ihuoma,

Mental Health Counselor

Dorcas Korir, Registered Nurse

Elizabeth Lopez, Talent Acquisition

Patricia McCaig, Receptionist

Jessica Morrell, Registered Nurse

Soalia Silverio, Medical Biller

Mercy Simpson, Registered Nurse

From Joel Doolin,

Chief People Officer

There are quite a few "happenings" in HR. Kristina (Tina) Fishel is our new HR Director and we have a fully staffed department with our new team members, Sam Chermak, Marcia Hurley.

We also are pleased to share we have a new in-house talent acquisition team. This team led by Coreen Lord is an important component in our being able to consistently recruit new talent for all departments. Welcome to new team members: Akelia Medford, Liz Lopez and Alicia Morel.

The HR office is open Monday through Friday 8am-5pm and we are always available by email. I am typically onsite at TaraVista Monday, Wednesday and Friday Email us anytime at [email protected] or Tina at [email protected] with questions or suggestions.

Employee Engagement Committee

Our New employee engagement committee is up and running. The committee is charged with providing feedback to leadership and planning both fun and meaningful ways to support all of our staff.

If you have ideas or suggestions, reach out to any of these members:

Referral Bonus Program!

THANK YOU to everyone who has referred their colleagues to TaraVista.

Keep the referrals coming, please! For each referral, staff is entered into a raffle and there is a bonus for all referrals hired. Stop in HR to check out bonus amounts and to pick up a form.

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Check out these resources for more information on well-being and mental health issues.

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Quote of the Month

Two roads diverged in the wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost

Each month we end with a quote. Send your favorite to [email protected] and we'll include it in an upcoming edition.

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