Each November the home care and hospice community honors the millions of nurses, home care aides, therapists, and social workers who make a remarkable difference for the patients and families they serve. These heroic caregivers play a central role in our health care system and in homes across the nation.
The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region announced that Berkshire Bank, has donated $10,000 in support of home health and hospice programs at the agency. “We are so pleased to support this important organization, focused on the health of many of the most vulnerable members of our community,” said Lori Kiely, Berkshire Bank’s Vermont Regional President. “At Berkshire Bank, we understand that physical and emotional wellness go hand in hand with financial wellness, so we applaud the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region for their great work. We are proud to be a partner.”
The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region (VNAHSR), one of the state’s largest skilled home health and hospice service providers, recently announced the Employee of the Year and HEALTH Matters Award Winners. Wendy Daley, RN, a hospice nurse, was recognized as VNAHSR’s Employee of the Year. Other award recipients were honored as part of the HEALTH Matters recognition program, an agency-wide initiative whose recipients emulate the core values of Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Leadership, Teamwork, and Helpfulness. HEALTH Matters award recipients are nominated by their peers for consistently demonstrating the agency’s core values. This year’s winners include John Campbell, recently retired hospice volunteer coordinator for Honesty; Lyane Adam-Murnaghan, Physical Therapist and Clinical Manager for Excellence; Janelle Cummings, Physical Therapist for Accountability; Kate Lawrence, RN, WOCN for Leadership; Amanda Van Dien, Case Manager for Long-Term Care and Claire Ericksen, RN in Pediatric Hi-tech for Helpfulness. In addition, Customer Service Representatives Eileen Allen and Patricia Andrews shared the agency’s Unforgettable Award.
The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, (VNAHSR), one of the state’s largest providers of skilled home health and hospice services, recognized Alicia Elwood, an LNA in the CarePlus program as Clinical Employee of the 4th Quarter of 2020 and Deb Henky, Thrift Shop Associate as Non-Clinical Employee of the 4th Quarter of 2020. For the 1st Quarter of 2021 Janet Hodge, Physical Therapist was recognized as the Clinical Employee of the Quarter and Sarah Labrecque, Finance Clerk, as the Non-Clinical Employee of the Quarter.
The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, (VNAHSR), one of the state’s largest providers of skilled home health and hospice services, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Sara C. King as Chief Executive Officer she will replace Ron Cioffi, RN, CEO who is retiring in June. King will assume the leadership role as of April 5, 2021.
VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region Celebrates 75 Years of Serving the Community. Founded in Rutland, Vermont, the VNAHSR has grown to include locations throughout Bennington and Rutland Counties. VNAHSR is a non-profit, Medicare-certified home health and hospice agency delivering a wide range of advanced medical care with compassion, dependability, and expertise to people of all ages. With office locations in Bennington, Dorset, Manchester, and Rutland, we have over 300 trusted health professionals and caregivers committed to providing exceptional care to patients and families.
Beginning Thursday, January 14th, the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region (VNASHR) will offer virtual bereavement support meetings the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month from 6 – 7pm. Lori Rogers, VNAHSR’s bereavement care coordinator in Bennington, will facilitate.
Ronald J. Cioffi, RN, and CEO of the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region (VNAHSR), one of the state’s largest providers of skilled home health and hospice services, announced plans to retire in June of 2021.Cioffi, a registered nurse, and native Vermonter joined the VNA (then known as the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association) in 1980 as a dialysis nurse. In 1992 he was promoted to the Chief Executive Officer role and oversaw the agency through unprecedented financial growth and an expansion in areas served and breadth of services.
The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region has been awarded $4,680.00 through the Rotary Foundation COVID-19 Recovery Global Grant to help purchase much-needed technology to help the agency adapt to the changing realities of providing home health care and hospice during an epidemic
