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Visiting
Nurse Association of Greater Lowell
Telephone numbers: 978-459-9343 • 800-349-8585 • FAX - 978-459-0981
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Since 1909, the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell has brought professional and compassionate home health care to people of all ages throughout the Lowell region. We are a private, non-profit, community-based home health care agency, caring for the people of Greater Lowell, northern Middlesex County, southern New Hampshire and the Nashoba Valley. |
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Our team is "on the road" everyday - nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, medical social workers and home health aides - bringing care and compassion right to each patient's home, sharing in their struggles and successes as they recover and cope. |
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We've cared for thousands of people, and generations of families, from all walks of life, of all ages, in every neighborhood, circumstance and level of health. |
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Our Mission The Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell, an industry leader since 1909, is committed to providing the highest quality, comprehensive home and community health care. We use every available resource and collaborate with others in serving our customers. We recognize the dedication of our employees and commit to their continued growth and development. |
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Our Core Values Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Enhancement of Practice - these are the values that have guided our work for decades. Respect means that we recognize and accept each patient as a unique and complex human being, and provide care according to our patient's goals and choices. We know that we are a guest in the homes that we visit and in the lives that we touch. Compassion means that we respond to our patients from the full sense of our humanity as well as from our technical expertise. We protect the dignity of our patients and listen deeply to what they say and to what they are unable to say. We connect with them as partners in the healing of body, mind and spirit. Integrity means that we recognize the ethical dimensions of our daily work and demonstrate our commitment to principled behavior. We are trustworthy in all our interactions. Enhancement of Practice means that we work toward continuous improvement and deliver health care that meets the highest standards. As individuals and as an organization, we are committed to lifelong learning. |
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The
Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell
is: * An
affiliate of Lowell
General Hospital (LGH Corporation) * A certified
Medicare/Medicaid agency * Licensed in
Massachusetts and New Hampshire * A United
Way of Merrimack Valley member agency * A member of
the Greater Lowell Community Health Network/Area
10 * A member of
the Home Care Alliance of
Massachusetts * A member of
the Hospice Foundation of America and the Hospice
Federation of Massachusetts * A member of the Visiting Nurse Association of New England
VNANE |
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The Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell does not discriminate in services, access to treatment or appropriate care on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, gender, religion, disability, sexual preference, martial status, citizenship status, veteran status, diagnosis or prognosis, source of payment, or the presence or absence of advanced directives. We are an equal opportunity employer. A word about "the VNA" All VNAs are not the same, and are not chapters or franchises of a larger agency. There are many Visiting Nurse Associations - each one of us is a separate independent agency. Make sure you ask for the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell! |
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