COVID-19 Update
As this crisis unfolds, we continue to work hard to ensure that vital services to our clients continue unabated. We evaluate and assess the current and projected status of the virus on an ongoing basis and continue to follow CDC Guidelines and recommendations from various authorized health sources.
As always, we are available 24 hours/ 7 days a week via telephone, text and other meeting platforms. We are happy to report that the majority of our administrative staff has been able to return to the office, as to better serve the needs of our clients and nurses.
We continue offering our services to new clients and are available to discuss their needs with parents and healthcare professionals. We welcome the opportunity to address any concerns regarding Covid19.
We are proud of our nurses who go above and beyond during this crisis to provide the same high-quality services that Star is known for, as well as our administrative support staff who showed their commitment to our mission.
Star Quarterly GEM
GEM – Goes the Extra Mile
Every Quarter, one nurse from each office is recognized for being extraordinary. These nurses show exemplary qualities and professionalism.
Saddle Brook: Gabriela Garcia Penafiel, LPN: Gabriela has been with Star for four years. During that time, she formed a long-lasting relationship with her current client. Gabriela is a steadfast anchor in her client’s care, never calling out and rarely requesting days off. She, like many others, continued to work through the pandemic to ensure her client’s needs were met. Gabriela is a strong advocate for her client, ensuring she has all the equipment, supplies and appointments she needs. Because of Gabriela’s dedication and partnership with the client’s family, her client has thrived and has been able to remain home and out of the hospital.
Mount Laurel: Elsa Petros, LPN: Elsa has been an employee at Star Pediatrics since 2012. She is also our poster nurse as many of you may have seen her face on the Star Pediatric Brochures. Elsa has worked with many of our most fragile children. Her loyalty, love of her patients, reliability and responsibility are just some of the things we love about Elsa. Her kind heart and compassion are beyond expectations. Elsa is loved by her patients and their families. Elsa’s patients have truly benefited from the care and love that she provides to them every day. Star Pediatrics is honored to have Elsa as a dedicated nurse. Thank you, Elsa for the dedicated, excellent nursing care that you provide to our patients.
Lakewood: Colleen Cook, LPN: Colleen has been with Star since January 2016. She is dedicated, passionate and overall a great nurse! Colleen is always willing to orient nurses to clients. Her love and compassion show in her work. All her clients love her and so does Star. We all appreciate her and her hard work. Congratulations Colleen Cook on being our GEM!
COVID-19 Updates & Information
Star has been in full operation since this crisis began. We are available 24 hours a day 7 days per week. We are working diligently on making sure that our nurses have all needed PPE without interruption. It has not been easy, but we have masks, gloves, goggles and gowns ready and available to our nurses.
My heart goes out to those of you who are fighting this terrible illness and to those who have lost loved ones or friends. This has been a very difficult time, but it has made me realize yet again how fortunate I am. I feel blessed to have the best team in the world working for Star!
I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the heroic nurses of Star Pediatric Home Care Agency and administrative personnel.
To all of you who have gone above and beyond to continue providing vital services to our clients in this time of need, to those who answered calls in the middle of the night and never said no when asked to help, to those of you who are there in the front line I would like to say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!
With people like you we will overcome this crisis and will emerge stronger and better than ever.
Marina Stengart,RN
Founder and CEO
Star Quarterly GEM
GEM – Goes the Extra Mile
Every Quarter, one nurse from each office is recognized for being extraordinary. These nurses show exemplary qualities and professionalism.
Saddle Brook: Ashley Correa, LPN. Ashley has been a Star Nurse since 2012. She is an excellent highly skilled nurse providing care for a complex child. She makes herself available when her client needs a nurse, she’ll change her schedule or pick up an extra shift. She is always willing to train and orient new nurses and makes sure they are prepared to take on other complex clients. Her documentation is impeccable and she always keeps her client’s chart and supplies up to date. She is a dedicated team player. Congrats Ashley on your award!!
Mount Laurel: Susanna Youch, RN. Please help us welcome Susanna Youch to the office staff at Mount Laurel to join our ever-growing Clinical Management Team. Susanna has been an employee at Star Pediatrics for 8 years and has worked with many of our most fragile children. Susanna has the most wonderful personality; she is always nurturing and pleasant to everyone. She is very confident in her skills as an RN and we are privileged to have Susanna as a resource to our nurses in the field.
Lakewood: Sasha Leff, LPN. Congratulations to LPN extraordinaire Sasha Leff on being chosen as Star Lakewood’s GEM of the quarter! Sasha came to Star as a confident new graduate and has continued to impress us with her genuine caring nature, intelligence and professionalism. Sasha is one of the most dedicated nurses we have ever met. Her clients and their families seriously love her and we do too!
