Visiting Nurse Association Of Chittenden And Grand Isle
Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties, also known as the VNA, is a not-for-profit home health agency, which has served Chittenden County, Vermont and Grand Isle County, Vermont since its inception in 1906. The hospice is certified by both Medicare and Medicaid. As a result of being a not-for-profit hospice, it provides palliative care to any terminally ill patient with a prognosis of six months or less to live, without regard to the patient's ability to pay for any services.
The organization provides a variety of services that include nursing, personal care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutritional guidance, home health care, pediatric care, case management and medical social work services.
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