Danbury VNA Receives Accreditation

DANBURY — The Danbury Visiting Nurse Association, Inc., (Danbury VNA) has achieved accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

The Joint Commission is dedicated to continuously improving the safety and quality of the nation’s health care through voluntary accreditation. The Danbury VNA, which provides home health care and community health services, received the accreditation award after the Joint Commission found that it had demonstrated compliance with the Joint Commission’s national standards for home care organizations. The on-site survey occurred during the month of April.

In becoming accredited, the Danbury VNA was evaluated against a set of standards by a Joint Commission surveyor experienced in delivery of home care services. Accreditation demonstrates that the Danbury VNA has made a commitment to providing a very high quality of care to its patients.

Mary Ann Faraguna, executive director, says that accreditation shows that “we make a significant investment in quality on a day-to-day basis from the top down. We seek accreditation from the Joint Commission because we want to be the best and we view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation as another step toward excellence.”

Ms Faraguna noted that accreditation is attainable only through the cooperation and communication among staff members. “Everyone here at the Danbury VNA plays a valuable role in working to meet the standards. And provide quality safe patient care,” she said.

For more information about the services of the Danbury VNA, call 792-4120. The Danbury VNA serves the towns of Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, Newtown, Redding, Southbury, Woodbury, and other towns in northern Fairfield County.