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Visiting Nurse

Health System



73% of patients

are over 60years of age

25,000 patients

served annually

The mission of Visiting Nurse Health System, Georgia's largestnonprofit provider of healthcare and hospice services in the home,is to improve the lives of those we serve.



The Visiting Nurse Difference

• Accept any patient regardless of age, diagnosis or ability to pay.

• High patient satisfaction rates and the best clinical outcomes.

• Our average daily census is greater than the patient census of all our partner hospitals in metro Atlanta added together.

• One of only two Joint Commission accredited providers for both home healthcareand hospice services.

• The first and largest in-patient hospice facility in Georgia: the Hospice AtlantaCenter.

• The only provider with programs specifically designed to help low-incomeresidents manage and improve their health in their own home.

• The only home healthcare provider offering a HouseCall program that providesprimary care health services to elderly patients at home.



* Donor Support Needed

2012 Cost of Services Providedfor Underinsured: $6.7 million

2012 Source of Fundsfor Underinsured

Alzheimer's8%

ReimbursementShortfall*68% Insurance 8%

Medicaid 19%

Medicare 5%

HouseCall8%

Healthy Transitions™3%

Hospice17%

HomeHealthcare36%

High-Risk5%Advanced

IllnessManagement16%

Care for Metro Atlanta’s Underinsured

Stay atHomeProgram 7%



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HouseCall

• Home-based primary care for Atlanta’s low-mobility, elderly population with

chronic illnesses.• Admission criteria: enrolled in Medicare, difficulty leaving the home to

access care and inside I-285.

• Patients receive an average of 16 visits per year from a nurse practitioner.

• Allows our medical team to identify and treatmost illnesses in the home.

• Our clinicians can perform diagnostic tests andprocedures not available in many primary carephysicians’ offices.

• Improves patient quality of life, reverses the

dysfunctional cycle of care delivery, anddecreases the cost of care.



Home Healthcare

• Interdisciplinary team of more than 310 professionals (including

licensed nurses, therapists, home health aides and social workers).

• Skilled nursing specialties include wound care, infusion therapy and themanagement of chronic diseases such as congestive heart failure anddiabetes.

• Rehabilitation therapy team (providing physical, occupational andspeech rehab) is one of the mostexperienced in the industry.

• Daily census of 2,200 patients.

• In 2010, home healthcare services wereprovided to more than 17,000 patients.



• A team of more than 90 professionals (registered nurses and

social workers) case manage seniors at high-risk for nursinghome placement.

• Determine long-term care needs for nearly 5,200 clientsannually and coordinate access to local resources to allowseniors to “age in place” at home successfully.

• Services coordinated include adult day care, in-homeelectronic response systems, skilled nursing, physicaltherapy, assistance with meal preparation, in-home respitecare,

hygiene and nutrition.• Alzheimer’s patients are cared for in

their homes in ten counties.

Long-term Care at Home



Hospice Services

• The choice for Atlanta families seeking end-of-life care. – Most Atlanta hospital executives have referred a parent to our care.

• Interdisciplinary team of more than 100 professionals and 300 specially trainedvolunteers.

• Medical, emotional and spiritual support provided to patients and their families.

• First and largest inpatient facility

(36 bed Hospice Atlanta Center),first children’s program andfirst palliative care program.

• On-call 24/7.

• Approximately 2,000 patients

served annually.



Children’s Hospice Program

• Provides care for children rangingfrom infants to adolescents.

• This program meets thecomprehensive medical, physical,emotional and spiritual needs of pediatric patients and their loved

ones through home healthcare,hospice and the Camp STARSbereavement programs.



Big-To-Do February 10, 2013Snow Adventure Benefits Children’s Hospice

•2012 was the first year that the Big-To-Do was held at Snow Mountain at Stone

Mountain Park.•The event includes snow tubing, a toddler snow hill, snowman and igloobuilding, s’mores over a open fire, plus indoor entertainment and a hot snack.

•This past year more than 500 people came out to support our Children’sPrograms.

•Individual tickets: $60 each and promotional discounts will be available throughcorporate sponsors and WSB-TV Family 2 Family.



You Can Help!

• Help promote Big-To-Do byspreading awareness about thefundraising event and the Children’s

Hospice Program on your blog andsocial media networks.

• Event tickets available for

promotional give-aways.



We would love yourfeedback



Contact

•Brianna Wagenbrenner (Host Committee Volunteer)

– Email: [email protected] – Phone: 770-778-8002

•Sue Carpenter (Director Corporate Development) – Email: [email protected]

– Phone: 404-771-5406

mailto:[email protected]




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