Visiting Nurse Associaton of Southeast Michigan

While what is being hailed as the largest Medicare home health fraud scheme caught to date$375 million from a Texas physician and five home health agenciesis rippling through national headlines, Michigan, too, is a hotbed of Medicare fraud.

For Michigan residents, influenza peaks between February and March. The Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan (VNA) reminds businesses to prepare their employees for the flu through workplace hygiene tips and onsite flu immunizations.

Individuals between the ages of 19 and 59 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes should now be vaccinated for hepatitis B if they have not previously received the vaccine.

Teens and young adults may need a booster shot to stay protected from meningococcal meningitis, a rare but potentially deadly bacterial infection with devastating consequences.

Oak Park, Mich.--Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan, the state’s largest, independent nonprofit home health care and hospice organization, is pleased to announce Lillian Birrell, RN, BSN, as clinical director of its hospice program.

The holiday season, traditionally a time to enjoy family gatherings, can be especially difficult for families who either have a loved one nearing the end of their life or who have already passed on.

Join Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan (VNA) for its inaugural Run for the HEALTH of It a 5K walk and competitive run on Saturday, September 18, 2010.

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan needs volunteers to provide companionship to patients at the end of life. Volunteers are also needed to help in the office and to write patients’ life stories.

Visiting Nurse Association, Inc., is pleased to announce that Barbara F. Horowitz, BSN, MSN, has been elected to its Board of Trustees. The election took place at VNA’s annual Board meeting on June 24, 2010.

Join Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan (VNA) for its inaugural 5K walk and competitive run fundraiser on Saturday, September 18, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House