New Patients

Find out what to expect on your
first visit to VPF

Our primary referrals come from New Jersey but we do accept referrals from other states and other countries as well. Once a referral has been made, an
on-site evaluation of the patient will be completed at the child´s home or referring hospital to determine the skilled nursing needs. We encourage the family to tour and meet with us to go over questions or concerns they may have about placement and meet with our team.

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Our Team

Meet the staff of VPF

Our years of experience committed to serving children with special medical needs has equipped us with the unique understanding that children in long-term care settings have distinctive care needs. VPF addresses issues such as growth, development, educational, pulmonary management which can be complicated by the child's medical fragility.

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Volunteer

Volunteers complement the care of the professional staff.

Volunteers provide services through a variety of programs spending quality time with the residents on a one on one basis or in a group setting. Whether it is reading a story to a child, doing an art project with a teenager or rocking a small infant to sleep, volunteers brighten our children´s days. Volunteers may also provide needed assistance by performing clerical duties as well.

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Careers

Join the team at VPF

The staff at VPF understands the importance of caring for the medical, developmental, emotional, spiritual, educational, and social well-being of a child. Interwoven in the fabric of VPF's holistic philosophy is an interdisciplinary care team approach.

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THE VPF STAFF

Meet Our Team

Administrator

Scott Goldberg

Admissions

Michelle Dubin, RN, MSN - Director of Admissions
Carolyn Madden - Admissions/MLTSS Representative

Bancroft School

Colleen Valentino - Principal

Business Office

Jeff Shore - Business Office Manager

Dietary

Ryan Zymkowitz - Director

Environmental Services

Michael Craig - Director

Health Information Management

Susan Muracco - Director
Karen Scott, RHIA, CPCS, MA - HIM Consultant

Human Resources

Jennifer Sulpizi - Director of Human Resources
Candra Thomas - Human Resources Assistant

Infection Control

Lisa Howlett, RN

Medical Day Care

Debbie Wartski - Administrator

Medical Staff

Caitlin Papastamelos, MD - Medical Director/Pediatric Pulmonology
Elaine Paynter, MSN, RN, APN.C
Debra Westcott, MSN, RN, APN.C

Nursing

Jim Konzelman, RN, MSN - Director

Nutrition

Susan M Plaisted, MS, RDN, CSP, LDN

Psychology

Bruce T. Banford, Psy.D

Plant Operations

John Fioravanti - Director

Rehabilitative Therapy Services

Doug Kalbach, PT, DPT - Director
Joan Kurtzman, OT/R - Assistant Director & OT Clinical Coordinator
Victoria Falat, MPT, PT Clinical Coordinator
Jaime D´Antonio, MA, CCC, SLP/L - Speech Clinical Coordinator

Respiratory Therapy

Ed Batchelor, CRT - Administrative Director
Tricia Cunningham, RRT - Clinical Director

Social Work

Lisa Baldwin-Piccolo, ACSW, LCSW - Director
Rebekah Carter, MSW, LSW - Social Worker

Therapeutic Recreation/Child Life

Lauren Waite, Ed.M, CTRS, CCLS - Director

VPRS

Doug Kalbach, PT, DPT - Director

"We are pleased with Voorhees Pediatric because the staff takes care of our child as if he was their own. Nothing makes us feel happier than knowing that our child is being loved the same way that they would love their own child."

- Humberto Gonzalez and Family