Danbury VNA Gets Gold Seal Accreditation

DANBURY — The Joint Commission has awarded its Gold Seal of Approval to Danbury Visiting Nurse Association (VNA), Inc, which demonstrated its compliance with national standards for health care quality and safety during a triennial, unannounced on-site survey in January.

Founded in 1951, the Joint Commission is dedicated to continuously improving the quality of the nation’s health care through voluntary accreditation. Danbury VNA provides skilled nursing, rehabilitative therapy, medical social work, home health aides, and respiratory and nutrition therapy services in the home.

“In becoming accredited, the Danbury VNA was evaluated against a set of national standards by a Joint Commission surveyor experienced in the delivery of home care services,” according to Maryanne Popovich, RN, executive director of the Home Care Accreditation Program. “Achieving accreditation demonstrates the Danbury VNA’s commitment to providing high quality and safe care to its patients.”

According to Ann Faraguna, RN, MPH, executive director of Danbury VNA, accreditation by the Joint Commission shows that “we make significant investments in quality on a day to day basis from the top down. We seek accreditation for our agency because we want to be the best, and we view obtaining this accreditation as yet another step toward excellence.”

Ms Faraguna noted that accreditation is attainable only through the cooperation and communication among staff members.

“Everyone at Danbury VNA plays a valuable role in working to meet the standards. I believe the staff have a feeling of prestige working in an accredited organization,” she said. “We view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation as an achievement of excellence.”

For more information about Danbury VNA, call 792-4120 or visit DanburyVNA.org.