Visiting Nurse Hospice And Health Care

VISITING NURSE HOSPICE AND HEALTH CARE (VNH&HC) PROVIDES QUALITY HOSPICE CARE AND OTHER HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. THIS FULL RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES IS TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT'S NEEDS. SKILLED HOME CARE CLINICIANS, IN COLLABORATION WITH PHYSICIANS, OFFER SERVICES SUCH AS PROFESSIONAL NURSING, INFUSION THERAPY, INTERMITTENT CARE, MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICES, HOME HEALTH AIDES, AND SPEECH THERAPIES. THROUGH VNH&HC, SERVICES PROVIDED ARE GUIDED BY THE HOSPICE PHILOSOPHY IN WHICH THE FOCUS OF CARE IS ON THE QUALITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE PATIENT'S QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY FOR PATIENTS WITH SERIOUS CHRONIC AND TERMINAL ILLNESSES, AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PATIENT'S FAMILY MEMBERS.

VISITING NURSE HOSPICE AND HEALTH CARE (VNHHC) IS PART OF PROMEDICA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (PROMEDICA), A MISSION-BASED, LOCALLY OWNED, NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION HIGHLY FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING CORE VALUES. HEADQUARTERED IN TOLEDO, OHIO, PROMEDICA SERVES 28 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING HEALTH SYSTEMS. OUR STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES HAS ENABLED US TO WISELY INVEST IN PATIENT-CENTERED, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, AND FAMILY-ORIENTED FACILITIES THAT HELP TO ENSURE PATIENTS AND AREA RESIDENTS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, SAFE CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING, REGARDLESS OF PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY.VNHHC PROVIDES QUALITY HOSPICE CARE AND HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. THIS FULL RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES IS TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT'S NEEDS. SKILLED HOME HEALTHCARE CLINICIANS, IN COLLABORATION WITH PHYSICIANS, OFFER SERVICES SUCH AS PROFESSIONAL NURSING, INFUSION THERAPY, INTERMITTENT CARE, MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICES, HOME HEALTH AIDES, AND SPEECH THERAPIES. IN OHIO, VNHHC SERVES LUCAS, WOOD, FULTON, HENRY, WILLIAMS, DEFIANCE, HANCOCK, SENECA, OTTAWA, AND SANDUSKY COUNTIES. IN MICHIGAN, VNHHC SERVES HILLSDALE, LENAWEE AND MONROE COUNTIES. VNHHC HOSPICE SERVICES PROVIDE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SPIRITUAL CARE NEAR THE END OF LIFE. THE FOCUS OF HOSPICE CARE IS TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LIFE FOR A PERSON WHO IS TERMINALLY ILL. UNLIKE OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES, HOSPICE DOESN'T SEEK TO CURE A DISEASE. RATHER, IT FOCUSES ON COMFORT. SERVICES ARE OFFERED BY PROFESSIONALS FOR THE PERSON FACING DEATH, AS WELL AS FOR THAT PERSON'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HOSPICE CARE CONSIDERS ALL ASPECTS OF THE PERSON, THE FAMILY, AND/OR THE LOVED ONE'S EXPERIENCE. THIS CARE MAY BE OFFERED IN A PATIENT'S HOME, IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY, OR IN THE EBEID HOSPICE RESIDENCE ON THE CAMPUS OF FLOWER HOSPITAL IN SYLVANIA, OHIO. IN 2022, VNHHC PROVIDED XX,XXX DAYS OF HOSPICE CARE. VNHHC CONTRIBUTED $880,132 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN 2022, ALL OF WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE COSTSNOT REIMBURSED BY THE GOVERNMENTFOR TREATING MEDICAID PATIENTS. VNHHC'S COST OF BAD DEBT FOR 2022 WAS $5,907. THIS AMOUNT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AMOUNT OF $880,132 NOTED ABOVE.DURING 2022, VNHHC EXPENDED $4,646,903 IN NET PAYROLL, PROVIDING 145 JOBS IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. A TOTAL OF $328,712 WAS WITHHELD IN EMPLOYEE STATE AND LOCAL TAXES.IN SUMMARY, VNHHC DEMONSTRATES PROMEDICA'S MISSION AND CORE VALUES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, OR AGE. AND, WE RECOGNIZE THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL CARE. THEREFORE, PROMEDICA PROVIDES THESE HEALTHCARE SERVICES; RECRUITS AND TRAINS HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE THE BROADER COMMUNITY; PROVIDES APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OFFERS SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE KEY SERVICES TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS; AND PRESENTS FREE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, HEALTH FAIRS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP ENSURE ALL MEMBERS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO CARE.