Patient and Family Services Staff

The Patient and Family Services Department would like to thank everyone who participated in the weekly Social Work Questions. We would like to end this year’s Social Work Month by introducing you to the Patient and Family Services staff. We would also like to announce that the winner of the drawing is

Annette Padilla!!

Patient and Family Services Staff

Liz Pasillas-Mace

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Manager of Patient and Family Services

Length of employment at KDH: 1994 – 2001 (7 yrs) 2003 – 2017 (14 yrs) Total combined: 21 yrs

Fun/interesting fact: I went through the CNA program when I was a Senior in High School. While in the program I realized that although I enjoyed the healthcare environment, maybe being a nurse might not be for me so instead I become a Medical Social Worker.

Gina Vidal

Job Title: Social Work Assistant

Length of employment at KDH: 20 years

Fun/interesting fact: none

Patient and Family Services -SRCC

Elisa Jimenez

Job Title: Associate Clinical Social Worker

Length of employment at KDH: 2 years

Fun/interesting fact: I am a dog lover, and love pitbulls.

Patient and Family Services-Palliative Care

Patricia Boersma

Job Title: Palliative Care- Associate Clinical Social Worker

Length of employment at KDH: since July 2015

Fun/interesting fact: I enjoy vegetable gardening.

Sandra Shadley

Job Title: Palliative Care coordinator

Length of employment at KDH: 16 years

Fun/interesting fact: none

Patient and Family Services-TCS/SA

Maribel Resendez-Molar

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social worker

Length of employment at KDH: 15

Fun/interesting fact: I am 37 years old but look 21 :)

Marci Dedad

Job Title: Social Work Assistant

Length of employment at KDH: 4 years

Fun/interesting fact: Love animals, have 3 dogs, 2 cats, a ferret, and turtles.

Patient and Family Services-Rehab

ArynGiannadrea

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Length of employment at KDH: 7 years

Fun/interesting fact: none

Molly DeLaCruz

Job Title: Social Work Assistant

Length of employment at KDH: 29 years

Fun/interesting fact: none

Patient and Family Services: Mental Health

Solane Ruiz

Job Title: Associate Clinical Social Worker

Length of employment at KDH: 4 years

Fun/interesting fact: none

AraceliLucatero

Job Title: Associate Clinical Social Worker

Length of employment at KDH: 3 years

Fun/interesting fact: none

Marco Pantoja

Job Title: Marriage and Family Therapist Intern

Length of employment at KDH: 2 years

Fun/interesting fact: none

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Diana Arredondo

Job Title: Associate Clinical Social Worker:

Length of employment at KDH: 1 year

Fun/interesting fact: none

Nelly Moreno

Job Title: Social Work Assistant

Length of employment at KDH: 7 years

Fun/interesting fact: none

Patient and Family Services: FBC (Mother/Baby, NICU, PEDS, Labor/Delivery)

Amanda Silva

Job Title: Associate Clinical Social Worker

Length of employment at KDH: 5 months

Fun/interesting fact: Every year I travel somewhere I have never been.

Chris Villa

Job Title: Medical Counselor,

Length of employment at KDH: 9 years

Fun/interesting fact: Loves Chinese Food.

Bethany Keep

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Length of employment at KDH: 4 years

Fun/interesting fact: I grew up in Wisconsin and enjoy being outside.

Heidi Corbett

Job Title: Medical Counselor

Length of employment at KDH: 9 years

Fun/interesting fact: I climbed the pyramids in Teotihuacan

Patient and Family Services-Emergency Room

Raul Covarrubias

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Length of employment at KDH: 15 years

Fun/interesting fact: none

MuangSaechao

Job Title: Associate Clinical Social worker

Length of employment at KDH: 1 year 5.5 months

Fun/interesting fact: I lived in South Korea for one year teaching English after college.

Pao-lin Hurley

Job Title: Medical Counselor

Length of employment at KDH: almost 20 years.

Fun/interesting fact: I am addicted to Sudoku.

Mike Mayo

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Length of employment at KDH: 11 years, also was employed at KDH 10 years in the 80's and 90's.

Fun/interesting fact: I have 16 grandchildren

Patient and Family services-Inpatient

Brisana Flores

Job Title: Associate Clinical Social worker

Floors assigned: 4T. CVICU, BP

Length of employment at KDH: 1 year

Fun/interesting fact: I have travelled to 10 different countries.

Kim Chao

Job Title: Associate Clinical Social worker

Floors assigned: 4N, 4S

Length of employment at KDH: 3 years in May

Fun/interesting fact: I’m an outgoing introvert.

Norma Sandoval

Job Title: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Floors assigned: 3N, 2S

Length of employment at KDH: 7 years

Fun/interesting fact: I was born and raised in a town whose population is 800.

Christian Davalos

Job Title: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Floors assigned: 2N, 3S

Length of employment at KDH: 7 years

Fun/interesting fact: My friends and I traveled to Cambodia from Vietnam via speed boat on the Mekong Delta.

Bailey Riddle:

Job Title: Associate Clinical Social worker

Floors assigned: ICU, 3W

Length of employment at KDH: 9 months

Fun/interesting fact: I come from a blended family of 10 siblings. I am the youngest.

Mallory Breshears

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Floors assigned: Float

Length of employment at KDH: 2 ½ years

Fun/interesting fact: I'm a geriatric boxer mom.

Eduardo Davalos

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Floors assigned: Float

Length of employment at KDH: 8 years

Fun/interesting fact: I know and used to work with a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) referee who also is best friends with "BIG" John McCarthy (also UFC referee) and knew Joe Rogan (Fear factor TV host) before he became famous

Patient and Family Services- Inpatient Social Work Assistants

Fernando Garcia

Job Title: Social work assistant

Floors assigned: Rotate floors weekly

Length of employment at KDH: 10 + years and going

Fun/interesting fact: I’m a twin.

Doreen Rubio

Job Title: Social Work Assistant

Floors assigned: Rotate floors weekly

Length of employment at KDH: 9 years

Fun/interesting fact: I helped build two churches in Honduras.

Patsy Lizardo

Job Title: Social work Assistant

Floors assigned: Rotate floors weekly

Length of employment at KDH: 27 years

Fun/interesting fact: I see dead people. Just kidding. I am obsessed with Theresa Caputo, and watch the Long Island Medium Show daily.

Patient and Family Services -Per Diem Staff

Elizabeth Morrow

Job Title: Social Work Assistant

Length of employment at KDH: 2 years

Fun/interesting fact: I'm an artist and am trying to think of ways to incorporate art into patients’ lives -in forms outside of traditional art therapy-to improve quality of life. Any ideas?

IselaTenerio

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Length of employment at KDH: 6 years

Fun/interesting fact: In college I won a trophy shaped like a chicken wing, after I won a chicken wing eating contest.

Leticia Lopez

Job Title: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Length of employment at KDH: 12 years

Fun/interesting fact: While in China I met I Mr. Liu and his Champion Fighting Crickets. Afterwards we had lunch in his home (no we didn't eat the crickets).

Elena Espalin

Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Length of employment at KDH: 8 years

Fun/interesting fact: I snowboardedHorstman Glacier at Whistler/Blackcomb Resort in Whistler, BC.

Rick Virk

Job Title: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Length of employment at KDH: 3 years

Fun/interesting fact: none