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| Last updated on March 10, 2008 |
VNA Health Care, Inc. is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals by providing a full range of home care, hospice and community-based health and wellness services.
Description:
VNA Health Care, Inc. is a comprehensive home health care and hospice organization serving more than 60 communities in the Central Connecticut and Greater Waterbury areas. Founded in 1901, the not-for -profit agency fulfills a special mission, enabling individuals to achieve maximum independence, to participate in their care plan and to live with dignity while receiving quality care in their own homes.
History:
When VNA Health Care was conceived 100 years ago a big health concern was how to best care for new mothers and their babies. Responding to this need, The Guild of St. Barnabas authorized the formation of a visiting nurse program. Two years later, responding to the same situation in Waterbury, the Rev. Dr. John Lewis started a dispensary in the Henry Street Settlement House. The business plan was to hire one nurse and charge between 10 and 50 cents a visit. By 1903 the staff consisted on one nurse in Hartford and one nurse in Waterbury to meet the demands of nursing services in both regions. Today, VNA provides more than 100,000 nursing visits per year.
Contact people:
Office fax number: 860-525-7001
Address:
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103 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105
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Web Site: http://www.vnahealthcare.org
Directions:
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From I-91 North or South: Take I-84 West. Get off on the Sigourney Street exit. Take a right at the light at the end of the exit. At the fifth light take a left onto Asylum. . . (more)
Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Union Station,
Walk distance (in minutes): 15
Nearest Bus Stop: Front of building on Woodland Street, 2 minute walk
For maps or information, please see http://www.cttransit.com/ |
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Overall Experience 
Program is fleixble and helpful to elderly
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I have learned so much about the individuals, their families, their life experiences. I feel that I have done something important after I visit an elderly person. They are so grateful for any time spent with them.
posted by fvp on October 10, 2003 |
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