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Visiting Nurse Service of New York

New York City, New York, US • >10000 Employees
Hospital/Clinic

At the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), our mission is to improve the health and well-being of people through high-quality, cost effective healthcare in the home and community. We’ve been a vital part of New Yorkers’ lives since 1893, with a tradition of vision and action that has taken our industry in new and important directions. On any given day, VNSNY has over 44,200 patients and health plan members in its care. In 2018, we served close to 119,000 patients in the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties. Our patients range from newborns to the oldest of the elderly (100+), and reflect the socio-economic and cultural diversity of the New York metro area. VNSNY CHOICE Health Plans, our managed care affiliate, shares VNSNY's mission of compassion and care for the poor, the chronically ill and elderly helping them to live safely and independently for as long as possible in their own homes and communities. VNSNY CHOICE coordinates care for its members through its Medicare and Medicaid health plans, CHOICE FIDA Complete, and CHOICE SelectHealth Special Needs Plan for HIV-positive individuals. VNSNY provides skilled nursing, rehabilitation therapy, social work and personal care services through a variety of programs including: Home Health Care Post-Acute Care Services Children and Family Services Community Mental Health Services Population Health Home Health Intake Coordination Hospice and Palliative Care Maternity, Newborn, and Pediatrics Nurse-Family Partnership Program Rehabilitation Therapies Private Pay Services (Partners in Care) In 2018, VNSNY, together with our generous supporters and community partners, provided $39 million in charitable care and community benefit programs. These wide-ranging program improved the lives of tens of thousands of New Yorkers young and old. Read VNSNY's Privacy Policy at https://www.vnsny.org/about-us/privacy-statements