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VNA of Care New England company history timeline

1912

1912 – The US Children's Bureau was created and its first task was to study the causes of infant and maternal mortality.

1914

1914 – The Warwick Health League was founded by a group of men who saw the need to promote and improve general health conditions in the town of Warwick, Rhode Island.

1918

1918 – Spanish influenza killed 2,500 Rhode Island residents and visiting nurses provided care for those that became seriously ill.

1968

1968 – The East Greenwich Association contracted with the Warwick Health League for supervision and the two agencies merge to become Kent County East.

1970

1970’s – Kent County VNA expands its health promotion programs to include health screening and education programs to the senior centers and elderly housing complexes.

1978

1978 – Kent County Visiting Nurse Association receives its initial accreditation from the CHAP Program of the National League for Nursing.

1980

1980's – Kent County VNA Hospice program is founded and the first patients and their families receive visits.

1996

1996 – Kent County VNA undergoes its first Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations survey and receives Accreditation with Commendation, the highest recognition an agency can receive from this prestigious accrediting body.

1999

1999 – Kent County VNA joins the Care New England Health System and changes its name to VNA of Care New England.

2001

2001 – A record breaking 20,000 plus influenza vaccines are provided by VNA of Care New England at community based clinics throughout Rhode Island.

2003

2003 – Rhode Island and the entire country are devastated as 100 individuals lose their lives in the tragic Station Nightclub fire.

2006

2006 - The recognition that the elderly want to remain at home and changing family demographics that spread families throughout our country and in some instances the world, prompts the continued expansion and offerings of the Care Management program at HealthTouch.

2007

Kathy joined the VNA of Care New England in 2007 as Chief Financial Officer after working in the finance department of The Jean Couto Group (PJC) USA Inc. for 16 years.

2008

2008 – A leader in the provision of adult home health and hospice services, VNA of Care New England celebrated A Century of Caring.

2010

2010 - A rare April flood paralyzed Rhode Island, however, VNA of Care New England staff found a way to see patients in need and provide continuity of much needed services.

2013

2013 - The VNA of Care New England enters its 105th year of providing home and community based care across Rhode Island.

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