Mary Hill, LPN, BS

VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA

NOVA Chapter 226

Mary Hill has been an LPN for 30 years. She proudly shared that she has worked in every department but the OR over the course of her career. In September 2019, Mary transferred from the White River Junction VAMC to the VA Boston Healthcare System when  she first met Carol McTavish, co-chairperson of the NOVA LPN/LVN Committee, during New Employee Orientation. At that time, Mary was not familiar with NOVA. Carol explained to Mary what NOVA is, NOVA’s mission, and the numerous NOVA membership benefits. Mary didn’t take much convincing. She joined NOVA on the spot. Mary enjoys calling into the monthly NOVA LPN/LVN committee meetings on the second Tuesday at 12:00pm EST while she is on her lunch break.

Mary currently works in the telehealth department at the VA Boston Healthcare System. She has worked there since September 2019. However, Mary worked in telehealth at the White River Junction VAMC prior to transferring, so she has a total of 2.5 years of experience working in telehealth. In her role, she is responsible for patient and provider VA Video Connect (VVC) training. VVC provides Veterans and their caregivers real-time access to their health care providers through live video on any computer. During the coronavirus pandemic, telehealth has expanded across the healthcare continuum. Mary admits that she is busy but her priority is to ensure the Veterans’ health care needs are met.

Mary has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Penn State University. She is finishing her first semester at UMass Boston in the Master's in Rehabilitation Counseling Program. Mary hopes to better serve the Veterans after obtaining the counseling degree. She truly believes that education is essential to growing as an individual and a professional. When Mary is not at work or studying, she enjoys taking long walks and spending time with her family and pets.