{"id":7493,"date":"2025-08-12T14:47:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/?p=7493"},"modified":"2025-08-12T14:47:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:47:34","slug":"crothall-honors-the-late-edward-virbitsky-by-naming-ahn-training-center-in-his-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/?p=7493","title":{"rendered":"Crothall Honors the Late Edward Virbitsky by Naming AHN Training Center in His Name"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crothall Healthcare is honoring the recent passing of Environmental Services Training Director Edward (Ed) Virbitsky by renaming its EVS Training & Innovation Center at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) in Pittsburgh, PA for him.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At a dedication ceremony held in June to honor Ed\u2019s life and work, the facility was renamed the Edward D. Virbitsky Environmental Services Training and Innovation Center. The ceremony was attended by approximately 50 people, including many of Ed\u2019s family members, Crothall, and AHN leaders. Virbitsky was only 59 years old when he passed away in March.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to ensure that Ed\u2019s legacy lives on and those who come after him display the same passion and care that Ed had towards his craft,\u201d said Regional Director of Operations Matthew Waggle, Ed\u2019s supervisor who gave a testimonial at the dedication. \u201cHe routinely went above and beyond to make our associates feel genuinely cared for, which in turn created a memorable and impactful experience here at our training center.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Adds Division President Larry Stebelsky: \u201cEd possessed a remarkable talent for engaging with new staff members and inspiring enthusiasm for their roles and future prospects. A truly exceptional leader, he connected with and made a meaningful impact on individuals at all levels within both organizations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith the new name, we honor Ed\u2019s legacy and recognize the significant role he played in transforming the training\/innovation center into one of the best in the country.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Known as an exceptionally kind and caring person, Ed had the ability to connect with anyone he met from any walk of life. He was extremely patient, a great listener, and generous with his time and energy. He had a silly, yet sharp sense of humor.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A 30-year EVS veteran, Virbitsky joined Crothall in April 2020 and was responsible for building one of the company\u2019s most well-known EVS training centers for new employees. Leaders and managers from other Crothall EVS units from around the country visit the site to learn how to build their own training facilities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Waggle estimates that Virbitsky trained between 250-300 associates annually to work at the 9 hospitals across the Allegheny Health Network. Over the past three years, turnover among EVS associates has decreased greater than 10 percent.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since arriving at AHN during the COVID-19 pandemic, Virbitsky developed the training curriculum and had taught all of the classes with an intense personal touch. Waggle recalls a particular incident that demonstrates this point.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe trained people on how to vacuum and how to maintain a vacuum cleaner,\u201d Waggle says. \u201cMost trainers would say \u2018this is how we vacuum, these are the vacuums we use, here is the manual\u2019.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut not Ed. He would take 20 minutes with the group, take apart the vacuum cleaner, rebuild it, and then make each new associates rebuild it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI said to him, you don\u2019t have to spend 30 minutes on vacuum care. But he would say, \u2018Matt, if I don\u2019t teach them how to do this, they are going to bring vacuums to and wait for maintenance; they won\u2019t be working.\u2019\u00a0 He was thinking 5 steps ahead. He was right. \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Waggle says Virbitsky used his unique skills to communicate with new employees despite any language or cultural barriers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a diverse group of new associates, and many do not speak English,\u201d Waggle says. \u201cEd was extremely patient and found ways to communicate in ways they understood. He would move the mouse if they were using the computer and use hands-on techniques to demonstrate proper cleaning procedures. Then he would have them do it and keep doing it.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A devoted husband and father, Ed is survived by his wife, Bridget, and children Ella, Zack, and Ava.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Crothall Healthcare is honoring the recent passing of Environmental Services Training Director Edward (Ed) Virbitsky by renaming its EVS Training & Innovation Center at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) in Pittsburgh, PA for him.\u00a0\u00a0 At a dedication ceremony held in June to honor Ed\u2019s life and work, the facility was renamed the Edward D. Virbitsky Environmental…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medicine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7493\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}