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Visiting Nurse Service office. Founded in 1893 by nursing pioneer Lillian D. Wald and Mary M. Brewster, VNS Health is one of the largest not-for-profit home- and community-based health care organizations in the United States, serving the five boroughs of New York City; Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties; and parts of upstate New York.
Visiting nurses of Chicago (1906) A visiting nurse association (VNA), also known as a visiting nurse agency or home healthcare agency or association, is any of various American organizations that provide home healthcare and hospice services through a network of nurses, therapists, social workers, and other healthcare associates for patients who are housebound, recovering from an illness or ...
Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 19 regions (numbered 1, 2, 4–10, 12 and 15–23) [1] known as VISNs, or Veterans Integrated Service Networks, into systems within each network headed by medical centers, and hierarchically within each system by division level of care or type.
In June 1999, Kent County Visiting Nurse Association became a member of the Care New England family, and later that year announced its name change to VNA of Care New England. In 2000, HealthTouch, Inc., a private duty nursing service, joined the division. [7] In 2013, Memorial Hospital, a community hospital in Pawtucket, RI joined as well. [8]
Home health nursing is a unique field considering the obstacles faced by healthcare professionals. When out visiting clients, the nurse is alone and cannot rely on others most of the time. Nurses in home health care must learn to be autonomous. [7] The variety of home conditions that a nurse will step into can also present problems.
She founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City and The Henry Street Settlement Visiting Nurse Service, which eventually became the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. [19] Mary Breckinridge (1881–1965) 1982: founder of the Frontier Nursing Service [20] Mary E. P. Davis (1840-1924) 1982: co-founder/manager of The American Journal of ...
Nurse Next Door Home Care Services is a Canadian-based franchise system that offers private home care to seniors and individuals needing support. [1] Services range from companionship to round-the-clock nursing care. The system currently has over 400 franchise locations across Canada, US, Australia and England. [2] [3]
At the time the health visiting profession began, living conditions for the urban poor were often cramped and extremely insanitary, leading to many business owners sending women around to workers' homes to educate their wives about sanitation and nutrition. The initial focus of health visiting was on families with young children.