Visiting Nurse Regional

Assemblyman Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan), chair of the New York State Assembly Health Committee, recently accompanied VNR President and CEO Maxine Hochhauser and VNR Long Term Nurse Coordinator Margaret O'Brien on a home visit to patient Christine Purvis. Ms. Purvis has been receiving care from VNR for two years for chronic asthma. Since becoming a VNR patient, she has avoided the repeated hospitalizations she used to endure because of flare ups of her asthma, especially in the winter.

Assemblyman Gottfried spoke with Ms. Purvis and VNR about the importance of receiving care in the home and avoiding hospitalization. Ms. Purvis noted that it is her goal to stay in the community where she has lived for many years and to be near her friends there, including the many children she has cared for over the years who are now grown.

As chair of the Assembly Health Committee, Assemblyman Gottfried is one of the principal guides for health policy in New York State. He has long been a friend to home care and a staunch advocate for universal health care. VNR is honored to have hosted him on this patient home visit.