About VNAA

Vision

As mission-driven, non-profit organizations dedicated to the health and well-being of all persons in their communities, Visiting Nurse Agencies (VNAs) will be the quality and value leaders in providing home healthcare and related services, and the VNAA will play a central role in helping them establish and maintain their leadership position.

Mission

The mission of the VNAA is to support, promote and advance VNAs in their mission to serve their communities. 

History

The VNAA was established in 1983, yet the history of visiting nurse agencies dates back to the 1880s in New York, where free nursing care was provided to the sickest and poorest who otherwise would not have access to healthcare. The influx of immigrants to the Northeast spurred several VNAs to emerge to address the increased prevalence of illness and infectious diseases, such as polio and small pox. Lillian Wald, the pioneer of public health nursing, advanced the principle that "Society benefits when healthcare is provided in the least costly and most comforting setting- most often the home."

Values

• The VNAA is committed to providing its members with the highest possible levels of service to support their not-for-profit missions.
  
  
• Like its members, the VNAA promotes the principle that all persons must have access to affordable, high quality, compassionate home and community-based healthcare, regardless of the complexity of care or ability to pay.
  
  
• The VNAA embraces its role as a responsible, persuasive and information-driven advocate for changes in public policy that further the work of VNAs and improve the lives of their patients.
  
  
• The VNAA and its staff are committed to the highest standards of service, professionalism, integrity and ethical conduct. 
  
  
• As a service driven organization, the VNAA actively engages its members in carrying out its mission, regularly seeking feedback and volunteer participation by, and guidance from, members in the Association’s work.
  
  
• The VNAA promotes shared learning among member agencies.
  

The VNAA recognizes that its ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of its employees.  The VNAA therefore strives to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork that rewards commitment and performance and is responsive to the needs of its employees.

Membership

With offices in Washington, DC, VNAA represents over 400 nonprofit Visiting Nurse Agencies (VNAs) from all regions of the country and has an active membership of 170 different agencies ranging in size from 3 clinicians to over 12,000 employees.  VNAA members serve over 4 million patients annually and employ over 90,000 clinicians.  VNAs represent the largest network of nonprofit providers of influenza vaccine—over 2.5 million flu shots per year.  VNAA works hard to educate, advocate and collaborate on issues facing home healthcare. 

Annual Report

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Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2006 and 2005; Together with Independent Auditor's Report.