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VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region Announces Employee of the Year

portrait of Sharon Bailey Medical Supply Coordinator VNAHSR 2021 Employee of the Year

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.

Sara C. King Named Chief Executive Officer

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

Logo of VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region

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.

VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region CEO Ronald J. Cioffi, RN Announces Retirement After 40-Year Career at Agency

Ron Cioffi, leadership, RAVNAH, VNA & Hospice, CEO

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.

VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region Awarded Technology Grant from Rotary

Ron Cioffi accepts Rotary Club Grant to help support patients who do not have access to critical technology

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

Dinners with Love Recognizes Volunteers with Annual Awards

Dinners with Love, a Brandon based non-profit agency dedicated to providing free, delivered meals from local restaurants to hospice patients and their families recently honored two individuals from the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region at their virtual Comfort for a Cause event.
Volunteer Dick Bower from Bennington County received the Jean Finnerty Award, an award given to an outstanding volunteer, and Patti Buscemi, from Rutland County received the Sunflower Award in recognition of her efforts in coordinating the Dinners with Love program at the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region.

VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region Wins Gold Award at The 2020 Lamplighter Awards

Westford, MA – In its 30th Annual Lamplighter Awards, The New England Society for Healthcare Communications (NESHCo) honored the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region with a gold award for its work in healthcare marketing. The Lamplighters were established to showcase and honor excellence in healthcare communications throughout the New England region. The 2020 ... Read more
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