Mission: VNA HealthCare 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.
Background: Founded in Hartford in 1901 and in 1903 in Waterbury, VNA HealthCare provides comprehensive home health care services to 60 communities in Greater Hartford and Greater Waterbury and is committed to providing quality care to all persons in need. Last year, VNA HealthCare ultimately enabled 12,000 elderly, disabled and homebound individuals to recover from illness or to remain living independently in the comfort of their own homes.
Services include those received after the onset of an illness or hospitalization, such as nursing, hospice and palliative care, physical, occupational and speech therapy, home health aides, medical social work, and 24-hour telemonitoring. VNA HealthCare also provides long-term services geared to assisting individuals to remain in their homes, such as assistance with personal care, bathing, meal preparation and household chores, home-delivered meals, 24-hour emergency response system, volunteer support and more.
Philanthropic donations are used to assist those who are underinsured, have no insurance, or those for whom insurance does not cover the necessary services. Often the items that make the most difference are beyond the scope of insurance.
Major Fundraiser: Tenth Annual Golf Classic, scheduled for June 1. Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Kensington.
Volunteer Needs: VNA HealthCare has more than 900 volunteers to support its services. Individual and corporate volunteer opportunities exist to deliver Meals on Wheels to isolated, sick or disabled individuals who are unable to shop or cook for themselves. Hospice volunteers support terminally ill patients and their families. Office volunteers are always needed to help out with various projects.
Leadership:
Ellen D. Rothberg, president and CEO
Lawrence Baker, chief financial officer
Janet Gallugi, vice president marketing
Fred Lauria, vice president human resources
Laurie St. John, vice president independent living services
Deene Morris, vice president development
Address:
VNA HealthCare, Inc.
103 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT
Phone:
(860) 249-4862
Web site:
www.vnahealthcare.org
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Ellen D. Rothberg is president and CEO of VNA HealthCare Inc.
