Since 1906, the Visiting Nurse Association of Erie County has been providing quality home health & hospice care to local patients in need.
Home Healthcare:
Since 1906, VNA of Erie County (Pennsylvania) has been providing professional and compassionate home health care service to home-bound patients in the Erie area. VNA home health care services enhance the institutional care of hospitals and nursing homes, providing a seamless plan of patient care based on the individual’s needs and the physician’s directions. Home health care services are delivered in the comfort of the patient’s residence, anywhere in Erie County, PA.
Hospice:
Hospice is a philosophy of care that provides pain and symptom management when cure is no longer an option. Hospice is a set of services, like a safety net, surrounding patients and their families with experts in the fields of pain and symptom management, in physical, emotional and psychological care, spiritual support and grief support. The VNA Hospice Team collaborates closely with the patient’s own physician to create a plan of care which is driven by the needs and wishes of the patient, family and loved ones.
Comfort/Palliative Care:
Comforting Palliative care at VNA of Erie County focuses on easing the patient’s pain, symptoms and stress. Palliative care treats the life-limiting symptoms caused by medical treatments or the disease itself, while supporting the patient’s and family’s hope for a cure.
The mission of VNA of Erie County is to provide quality, cost effective home health care services to residents of Erie County, regardless of the ability to pay.
We believe that patients prefer to be at home whenever possible and that they should be treated with compassion, dignity and respect. Our services will provide care for individuals and their families. The physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of patients will be met through the coordinated efforts of all concerned.
We believe our most valuable resources are the loyal and compassionate people who provide services for our Agency as staff or as volunteers.
We believe that we should provide the same high quality of care, regardless of race, sex, color, age, religion, lifestyle, national origin, value/belief system, handicap or an individual’s ability to pay.
We believe that our primary goal is to provide services that not only meet the needs of the people we serve but exceed their expectations.
We believe that services directed and supported by our community will be responsive to the special needs of the patients we serve.
We believe that we must maintain a sound financial position, manage our assets wisely and approach all aspects of our business in an ethical manner.
We believe that through cooperation, coordination or collaboration we can provide continuity and quality of care for the patient. Building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with allied health and human service providers is important to our community.
Copyright 2014 Visiting Nurse Association of Erie County
Home Health Care, Hospice Care, Wound/ostomy care, Comfort/Palliative Care, Personal Response, physical, speech & occupational therapy, Mother/Baby
