NVNA and Hospice Celebrates National Visting Nurse Assocation Week

 Norwell VNA (NVNA) and Hospice is proud to celebrate National VNA Week.  As the only independent, non-profit VNA serving the South Shore, and one of the oldest in the area – having been founded in 1920, Norwell VNA and Hospice has expanded their community outreach to also include multiple support groups, educational programs, and community health resources throughout the South Shore. NVNA and Hospice employs over 200 clinicians, professionals and para-professionals, and administrative support staff.

This is the eleventh year that Congress has recognized the second week in May as National Visiting Nurse Association Week. Why the recognition? Visiting Nurse Agencies and Associations (VNAs) provide cost-effective and compassionate home healthcare and hospice services to some of the nation’s most vulnerable individuals, particularly the elderly and individuals with disabilities.  In addition, most VNAs offer wellness clinics and immunization outreach in the community, usually free of charge.

“In this climate of constant healthcare change, it is important to remember and honor our roots as a Visiting Nurse Association,” says Meg Doherty, CEO of Norwell VNA and Hospice. “The visiting nurses are the foot soldiers of the healthcare industry, providing care to patients in their homes. Our staff is very committed to the communities we serve, from Quincy to Plymouth. I’m most proud of our wonderful clinicians who provide excellent care every day and to our education and community health staff who offer responsive and necessary community outreach.”

About NVNA and Hospice

Founded in 1920, NVNA and Hospice is the only independent, non-profit home health care and hospice agency serving the South Shore.  The agency’s mission of Neighbors Helping Neighbors continues as it serves nearly 600 patients a day, and offers an average of 45 free community health screenings, educational programs and support groups each month in more than 27 communities on the South Shore. NVNA and Hospice is the only Massachusetts agency to be named a Home Care Elite Top Agency in the United States for eight consecutive years; most recently qualifying in the Top 500. In addition to its home care and hospice services, NVNA and Hospice owns and operates the Hospice Residence of Hingham; NVNA Works, a non-profit private duty homecare division; and Cancer Support Community – MA South Shore, a non-profit providing support, education, and programs for those impacted by cancer. For more information, call NVNA and Hospice at 781-659-2342 or visit www.nvna.org.