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VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION - SHARON KENNEDY <br />Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice <br />VNA has been providing home health services to Indian River County residents for <br />over 20 years, including intermittent in-home visits by RN's, LPN's, Social Workers, <br />Therapists such as Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy, and <br />Certified Nurse Assistants. The VNA was the first home health agency in Indian River <br />County and remains the only non-profit home health agency in the county. Governed <br />by a voluntary board of up to 30 Directors, the VNA provides home health visits to all <br />ages, ranging from tiny premature infants, women and children, adults with acute and <br />chronic disorders, to the elderly and the terminally ill. The VNA is recognized as <br />providing high quality specialty care, including a large IV team, specialized wound <br />care, pediatrics, ostomy care, and has well-developed teams serving people with special <br />needs such as mental health, cardiac and respiratory care, orthopedics, and other <br />unique needs. <br />The VNA offers a full spectrum of services and focuses on prevention, wellness, and <br />education through our commitment to serve all people in need, regardless of their <br />ability to pay for their care, while keeping the costs of care to our community as low as <br />possible. Our private duty program, companion services, and programs such as the flu <br />shot program help to keep patients well, independent in their homes, and out of <br />hospitals and nursing homes whenever possible. Our mission is to identify unmet <br />community needs and to develop programs and services to meet these needs. The VNA <br />is accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, <br />with commendations. In 1995, the VNA provided 97,000 visits to over 3000 patients <br />in IRC. The Indian River Hospital District will fund care through the VNA to apx. <br />140 patients in the 1995-96 budget period. <br />Hospice joined the VNA in 1986 and ours is the only agency in the county providing <br />licensed Hospice care. Providing a whole family approach to caring for patients that <br />are living with life -limiting illnesses, Hospice cares for over 350 families a year in <br />Indian River County. By providing the patient and family with a full team of health <br />8 <br />MAY 22 1996 p <br />�uf, rr4�tij <br />