For Release: May 15, 2012
Contact:
Jim Gosky 330.344.6083, jim.gosky@akrongeneral.org
Kelly Ward-Smith, 330.848.6206, kward@vnsa.com
Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) and VNS Equipment & Supplies (VNSES) are holding a joint community open house on Wednesday, May 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their new office located at 155 Lincoln Way West, Suites 1 and 2 in Downtown Massillon (near Rockne’s). Offices were formerly located in Grand Mill Centre at 100 Lincoln Way East. At the open house, there will be free blood pressure screenings, refreshments, drawings to win prizes and in-store specials on medical equipment and supplies. Stop in during the event to enjoy a 20 percent discount on all home medical equipment and supplies in the VNSES store.
VNS Personal Care Services will also be holding interviews that day for home health aides from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the same location. Candidates must be a current State Tested Nursing Assistant or have home health aide experience. Please stop by for an interview during those times, or call 330-861-6100 for more information.
For more information on the open house, or on any VNS or VNSES services, call Visiting Nurse Service at 330-837-6873 or VNSES at 330-833-1365.
About Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates
Visiting Nurse Service (VNS), VNS Equipment & Supplies and VNS Personal Care Services are part of Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates (VNSA), which also includes Hospice of VNS and Advanced Infusion Services. VNSA has been providing comprehensive and cost-effective home health care to the citizens of Northeast Ohio since 1947. The mission of VNSA is to improve the health and lives of the people and communities we serve. VNSA also serves patients in Medina, Portage, Summit, and Wayne counties, and is a member of the Akron General Health System. Visit VNSA on the web at www.vnsa.com.
About Akron General Health System
Akron General Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare organization with the mission of improving the health and lives of the people and communities we serve. Akron General Health System includes: Akron General Medical Center, a 511-bed teaching and research medical center, and Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute, the area's largest provider of rehabilitation services; Akron General Partners, which includes Partners Physician Group, the Akron General Health & Wellness Centers, Lodi Community Hospital, Community Health Centers and other companies; Akron General Community Health Ventures, which includes Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates, the largest and most comprehensive provider of home healthcare services in Ohio; and Akron General Development Foundation. Akron General has earned the prestigious National Research Corporation (NRC) Consumer Choice Award for 14 out of 16 years. Recently, Becker’s Hospital Review named Akron General Medical Center one of the nation’s top 100 hospitals. For more information about Akron General Health System, visit About Us.
