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With over 9,860 highly skilled care providers, VNSNY is the largest not-for-profit home health care agency in the nation. In 2005, we made 2,200,000 professional home visits to more than 115,000 patients. From Flatbush to Riverdale, Chinatown to Harlem, New Hyde Park to Old Westbury, our caregivers travel throughout New York City, Nassau and Westchester Counties, seeing an average of 30,000 patients each day.
Licensed by the New York State Department of Health, we are fully accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) of the National League for Nursing. Our CHAP accreditation - which also includes commendations for quality management and care coordination - assures you that the quality of care provided by VNSNY is nationally recognized for its excellence.
VNSNY at a Glance:
President and Chief Executive Officer: Carol Raphael
Chairman of the Board: Douglas D. Broadwater
2005 Service Statistics:
Largest not-for-profit home health care provider in the U.S.
Average daily census: 30,000
Total patients served: Over 115,000
Total professional home visits: 2,200,000
Staff:
Total employees: 11,750, including...
Registered Nurses: 2,450
Rehabilitation Therapists (physical, occupations & speech): 690
Social Workers: 600
Home Health Aides: 5,980
Other Clinical Professionals (Physicians, Nutritionists, Psychologists): 140
Age Distribution of Caseload (2005):
Birth - 5:......3.3%
6--20:..........2.4%
21-45:.........8.4%
46-65:.........21.6%
66-75:.........19.4%
76-90:.........38%
91+: ...........6.6%
Length of Stay Distribution of Caseload (2005):
Under 1 week.............21.5%
1 week-1 month...........31.2%
1 month-3 months.........29.1%
3 months-6 months........4.7%
6 months - 1 year........1.1%
Active...................12.4%
Major Diagnoses:
Cerebrovascular Disease
Diabetes
Chronic Ulcer of the Skin
Congestive Heart Failure
Hypertension
Osteoarthritis
How Does VNSNY Provide Patient Services?
The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to home and community-based health care. The agency was established in 1893 by Lillian D. Wald, the founder of public health nursing in the United States.
Today, VNSNY is the parent organization of several not-for-profit companies whose staff provide and coordinate the care of patients residing throughout New York City and in Nassau County. The information below is designed to:
Explain the relationship among VNSNY's group of companies,
Describe the services available to patients and families through VNSNY's various companies,
Identify the services that may be provided, on a contractual basis, by companies other than VNSNY's own network of companies, and
Describe the payment methods for home health care
Patients who enter our care system may receive services from only one VNSNY company, or from several companies, depending on their needs. VNSNY staff will work with you and your physician to identify your care needs and either draw upon the resources available within our group of companies or inform you of private and other community services available.
If you have any questions, or require information about home care services, you may speak directly with your nurse or call the Customer Care Center of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York at 1-888-VNS-1-CALL (1-888-867-1225).
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