Becker's Healthcare September 27, 2024
In a sudden move, the Visiting Nurse Association of Staten Island ended operations, laying off its nursing and selling its assets after over 100 years in service, SILive.com reported Sept. 27.
VNASI was a non-profit organization that had provided in-home health care to the community since 1917. It was staffed by 15 registered nurses who saw as many as 30 patients each. Nurses provided therapeutic, supportive and preventive healthcare services to patients.
The agency was officially operating under Staten Island, N.Y.-based Richmond University Medical Center’s umbrella since 2022 and was...