This month, we are proud to shine our Employee Spotlight on Vedautie Seepersad, RN, Assistant Head Nurse in the Telemetry / Stroke Unit at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. Vedautie has been employed at the hospital for 22 years.
Vedautie is originally from Trinidad and Tobago. She attended San Francique Hindu School and Siparia Senior Secondary School. Vedautie received an Associate Degree in Nursing from the St. Vincent School of Nursing and is pursuing her BSN from Chamberlain College. She moved with her family to the United States in February of 1988. They first settled in Brentwood, Long Island, then moved to Manhattan. In August of 1994 they moved to Woodhaven, Queens where she still resides.
She has two two daughters, Sunila who is 40 years old and Susheila who is 38 years old. Vedautie is proud to say that both of her daughters graduated from college and are both employed. She also has two granddaughters, Nilani Shea who is seven years old and Niviana Sanvi who is 17 months old.
A few of the activities Vedautie enjoys most are cleaning her house and cooking. These activities are very relaxing for her. Her favorite meals to prepare are Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and traditional Indian dishes because they remind her of her heritage. She enjoys traveling, especially to warm places, and has visited many different places including, Dubai, India, Vietnam, and Singapore. She plans on traveling to Europe one day. When traveling to different places, whether they be in the United States, or in foreign countries, she likes to go exploring.
She enjoys listening to music, especially Indian and reggae. Vedautie finds it very relaxing and at times she will even dance to the music. Her favorite type of movies are comedies, romance, mysteries, and Bollywood. She likes to watch cartoons, and sitcoms on tv.
Spending time with her daughters and granddaughters is very important to her. Some of the activities she likes to do with them are bicycling, swimming, and working on school projects. These activities are a great way to bond with them.
Vedautie always dreamed of becoming a nurse because she enjoys helping people. She enjoys working at Flushing Hospital because it allows her to follow this dream. It gives her great satisfaction seeing patients being discharged and pleased with the care that they have received. She feels that working with the patients and the staff at the hospital is very rewarding and we look forward to continuing to be a member of our staff for many more years to come.
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