VNS Health
Founded in 1893 by nursing pioneer Lillian D. Wald and Mary M. Brewster, VNS Health is one of the largest not-for-profit home- and community-based health care organizations in the United States, serving the five boroughs of New York City; Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties; and parts of upstate New York.
Formation
1893
Health Care
Not-for-profit organization
New York City; Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties; parts of Upstate New York
VNSNY, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, VNSNY CHOICE health plans
16,500+
Corporate information[edit]
Staff[edit]
The VNS Health workforce[8] consists of licensed practical and registered nurses; physical, occupational, and speech-language therapists; social workers; home health aides and home attendants, physicians, registered dietitians, and psychologists.
VNS Health has received more than 90 national and regional awards from the American Nurses Association, American Public Health Association, Visiting Nurse Associations of America, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Times Tribute to Nurses, New York University College of Nursing, Home Care Association of New York State, Crain's New York Business, Public Health Association of New York City, and the national associations of Social Workers, Hispanic Nurses, Chinese American Nurses, among many others.
The current President and CEO of VNS Health is Dan Savitt.
Advocacy[edit]
VNS Health acts as a liaison between patient and government bodies such as the state and federal legislatures, as well as regulatory bodies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the New York State Department of Health and the Department of Insurance.
Controversy[edit]
The company paid $35 million to the federal Medicaid program in order to settle a civil suit alleging it enrolled ineligible people into Medicaid plans,[11] and is currently defending allegations it claimed Medicaid and Medicare income for the care ordered by doctors but never delivered.[12][13][14]