Swine Flu Update

Danbury VNA is working closely with the City of Danbury and Danbury Hospital on Swine Flu Developments.  For the latest information on swine flu, how to protect yourself, and most current news please click on the link to the Danbury Hospital Website.

THE DANBURY VNA IS A 2008 HOME CARE ELITE  TOP 500 HOME CARE COMPANY

FOR 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR 

Community Health Calendar

• TRAVEL VACCINES:  Clinic is held every Tuesday from 1:00 to 2:30pm.  Call 203-792-4120 to schedule and appointment.
• WE ADMINISTER SHINGLES VACCINE: Zostavax, the Shingles vaccine, is now available for people who are 60 or over.  We are not participants directly with any insurance company but some Medicare Part D plans cover the vaccine.  Those who wish to become immunized must contact their insurance carrier.  Insurers will only give this information to the subscriber.  The fee is $190 payable to the Danbury VNA at the time of service by cash, check, Visa or MasterCard.  If there is insurance coverate, we will give you a form to submit to your insurer for reimbursement.   Vaccine will be administered every Tuesday from 1:00 - 2:30 pm.  Call 203-792-4120 and press 0 for the schedular. 

THE FLU TEAM FOR 2008

We are booking clinics for the 2009 Flu Immunization season.

THE DANBURY VNA IS AN ACCREDITATED HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY

By meeting the national standards for health care quality and safety, the Danbury VNA has  earned the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval. Unannounced on-site evaluations are conducted to determine compliance with the Joint Commission's state of the art standards.  The accreditation is as mark of excellence in the home care industry.

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The Danbury Visiting Nurse Association is a non-profit agency, which has made home health and community based public health care history since 1911. Providing quality health care services to patients in the northern Fairfield County Connecticut towns of Danbury, New Fairfield, Brookfield, Newtown, Southbury, Woodbury, Ridgefield, Redding and Bethel, the Danbury VNA is a leading provider of comprehensive and innovative home health services in the state and region.

The Danbury VNA has a mission to meet the ever-changing health care needs of the communities it serves. We are committed to excellence, creating value for patients, families, customers, employees and the community through the provision of expert, compassionate state-of-the-art, and innovative care.

Danbury VNA has services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information please contact us at 203-792-4120.

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AND WEIGHT CHECKS

May 2009

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Vision

Our vision is for healthy people in the communities we serve. This optimization of community health is achieved through primary, secondary and tertiary care, health promotion, disease prevention and collaborative efforts that satisfy the health needs of all customers.

We always strive to be the pre-eminent community resource for public, community and home health nursing needs, performing with a spirit of compassion and ever mindful of our role within the totality of the health system community.

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Mission Statement

Danbury Visiting Nurse Association exists to optimize the health and well being of the population we serve by employing the most advanced knowledge about causes and prevention of disease, illness management and health maximization. Our mission is achieved through the provision of home, community and public health based care, education and research, always striving for and fostering quality and excellence in our services, client satisfaction and cost effectiveness.

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Scope of Services

The Danbury VNA provides home health care visits to patients of all ages regardless of ability to pay. We are the area’s largest home health provider, having the expertise and capability to serve patients in Danbury, Newtown, New Fairfield, Bethel, Southbury, Woodbury, Redding, Ridgefield and Brookfield and other Northern Fairfield County towns.

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Hospital Liaison Services

Danbury VNA  offers a variety of skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to ass ist you during your recovery period. Danbury VNA has been ranked as one of the top home care agencies by Medicare.

If you or your loved one are referred to Danbury VNA for home care services during their hospital stay, our liaison at Danbury Hospital will assist you in transitioning from the hospital to home. A definitive home care plan  for home care services, supplies and equipment  will be coordinated in advance of discharge making the transition from hospital to home worry free.

You can reach our liaison services by calling our main number at 792-4120 and ask to speak to a supervisor.

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Remote Telehealth Monitoring

The Danbury VNA, in collaboration with the Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut, is the Danbury area's exclusive provider of HomMed Health Monitoring System to collect patients’ vital signs on a daily basis. With this system, the Danbury VNA puts small, user friendly, computers into a patient’s home to gather clinical data, regarding trends in their health status. 

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Increasingly, patients and family members are taking a more active role in decision-making about their health care and the Danbury VNA fully supports and encourages this practice.

Federal and state legislation guarantees a person’s right to choose the home health care provider that he or she wants in their home. This is an important right for health care consumers. Hospital discharge plans must include an evaluation of a patient’s possible need for medically necessary home health care. Hospitals are required to provide a list of agencies that offer service in the patient’s area of residence when home care needs are identified.

The Danbury VNA will provide services to patients who are discharged from any hospital in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine or any hospital in the country.