We Care across New York 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT

107 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 | www.vnsny.org We Care for Vulnerable Individuals and Families across New York

From a 114-year-old great-grandmother in Harlem to a soon-to-be mother in Nassau County seeking a better life for her and her child… from a hospice patient on Staten Island to three young children in crisis in the Bronx… from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to Bayside, Queens, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) is there for our neighbors in homes and communities across New York—helping those who otherwise might not receive the care and support they so desperately need.

This report features the wide-ranging charitable care and community impact of VNSNY and our generous donors. We’re pleased to share these highlights of the vital programs you help support. We Care for 114-year-old Alelia Murphy in Harlem

lelia Murphy was born in North Carolina in 1905, when Theodore Roosevelt was president. Today, at age 114, Ms. Murphy is the oldest living person in the United A States. When asked her secret to a long life, she has a ready answer: “Trust in God and be a good person.”

Ms. Murphy has lived an active, happy life, which, according to her VNSNY nurse Natalia In 2018, VNSNY Mhlambiso, is as good a recipe as any for longevity. “She grew up in the South in the provided care to days before processed food, so she ate very healthy,” says Natalia. “Keeping active when you are younger, and eating healthy and continuing to do so—they really do help a lot.” over 845 New Yorkers aged 100 years Centenarians like Ms. Murphy require an extra measure of attention to potential com- and older. plications, as a decline in health can happen quickly. Natalia visits twice a week to clean and change the dressing on a non-healing hip wound and to check Ms. Murphy’s medications and overall well-being. Natalia also communicates regularly with Ms. Murphy’s close-knit family and with her doctor, who comes to the apartment through Mount Sinai Health System’s Visiting Doctors program, which partners with VNSNY.

Ms. Murphy attended college in North Carolina before marrying and moving to New York, where she was a seamstress, a baker, and an award-winning salesperson for Fuller products. She was also a passionate dancer, being regularly tossed into the air while jitterbugging at Harlem’s storied Savoy Manor—a treasured memory that Ms. Murphy still holds near to her heart today.

Ms. Murphy’s Harlem apartment of many decades is filled with family photographs and a “proclamation wall” with citations from local officials honoring her long life. Natalia has been visiting Ms. Murphy at home for more than five years and has become familiar to many of her elderly neighbors. “It’s a good feeling,” Natalia says, “being here to help.”

VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK 5 New York’s most vulnerable, patients and their families Caring for regardless of their ability to pay Caring for facing the end of life

VNSNY Charitable Care VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care

or over 125 years, the Visiting Nurse Service of New In some cases, our dedicated nurses, rehabilitation therapists, he emotional support and pain management expertise York has been committed to providing care to people and social workers recognize that a small item or service that hospice offers can make an enormous difference F across New York who are in need of home care but are would go a long way to improving a patient’s quality of Tfor patients and their families—and every day, week without resources to pay. To help alleviate their distress life. To address this need, VNSNY established the Patient and month counts when adding to a person’s quality of life. and ensure they receive the care they need, VNSNY makes Enrichment Program Fund, which VNSNY clinicians can As the only hospice program serving all five boroughs of our services available to them either for free or at a vastly draw on to provide their homebound and other vulnerable New York City, VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care provides reduced cost. and disadvantaged patients with items and services that comfort and dignity at the end of life. The services of our promote comfort and healing. This targeted support may interdisciplinary hospice teams include skilled, compassion- These services, which are provided by our interdisciplinary range from prescription medications, eyeglasses and po- ate medical, nursing and spiritual care to manage symp- care teams, include free and discounted direct home care to diatrist-recommended shoes to remote-controlled recliners toms and keep patients as comfortable as possible while thousands of under- and uninsured New Yorkers. Typically, and air conditioners. also supporting their families through end-of-life education, these are people who lack insurance entirely or don’t have bereavement counseling and other services. sufficient coverage to pay for their care. We also help indi- viduals who are eligible for Medicaid and/or Medicare to While the majority of our hospice patients are cared for at enroll in these programs. home, VNSNY also provides specialized end-of-life care in other settings, including our Shirley Goodman and Himan Founded in 1983, our hospice is the largest in New York City, Brown Residence (a home-like facility on the Upper East Side caring for approximately 1,300 patients on any given day. In for patients who cannot remain in their own homes), as well 2018, we provided hospice and palliative care services to as in nursing homes and assisted living facilities through- over 6,100 patients and their families. In addition, we out the city. VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care is proud to provided hands-on training to hospice physicians and offer specialized outreach to specific constituencies as well, clinicians from local medical centers through our Hospice including military veterans, patients with advanced cardiac Physician Fellowship Training program. disease or COPD, underserved African-Americans in Harlem, and LGBT patients.

“I enthusiastically support the Physician Fellowship program at VNSNY Hospice. It does a terrific job of training doctors in how to deal with the end of life in the home setting. This is something completely different for doctors accustomed to working in hospitals. It is a joy for me to support a program that I know is making a difference.” Jane Burton, VNSNY donor since 2009

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We Care for Steven on Staten Island

he VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care team often talks to patients and family members about goals at end of life. These could include being pain-free, gathering Tfamily around, or attending a particular event. For Steven,* one goal was to get his 19-year-old cat, Jenny, back.

Jenny had crawled out a window in the fall and remained missing for many months, making Steven anxious and sad. Then, one spring day, she reappeared at the front door of his apartment building. “Steven’s eyes just shine when he’s with Jenny,” says hospice spir- itual care counselor Bette Bimbaum. “He’s so happy to have her back. It really is a miracle.”

Steven is one of more than 1,300 patients in VNSNY Hospice care on any given day, receiving services that bring quality of life to end of life. Our multi-disciplinary teams offer medical, nursing, emotional and spiritual care, as well as family support, to help patients remain home and as comfortable as possible in their final days. For Steven, the care—and the company—are particularly meaningful, because he does not have regular visits or support from family.

Steven cannot speak due to his illness, so he communicates through writing with his hospice team. He jots down every medical incident and question he has, so he can participate in his care and comfort with hospice nurse Elaine Gillard.

Since her return, Jenny the cat has been a great source of comfort. “When I saw Steven yesterday with Jenny, I thanked him for teaching me the power of hope,” says Bette.

* The patient’s name has been changed for privacy.

8 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT first-time mothers Caring for and their babies

Nurse-Family Partnership

orking closely with young, low-income, first-time mothers—nearly half of whom are teenagers—and Wtheir babies in the Bronx and Nassau County, VNSNY’s Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is helping to break the cycle of poverty and improve the future for both the mother and her family. In 2018, our NFP program served 1,023 families— 922 in the Bronx and 101 in Nassau—providing the compre- hensive support that these young moms need to be healthy Caring for LGBT older adults and to keep their children healthy, learning, and thriving from pregnancy onward.

The remarkable success of VNSNY’s Nurse-Family Partner- ship speaks volumes to the power of this evidence-based program, which pairs each mother with a specially trained LGBT Patient and Member Outreach VNSNY nurse. Meeting regularly with the mother from pregnancy through the child’s second birthday, the nurse The program is clearly working. Research shows that women oday, 50 years after the Stonewall protests in New that all of our staff are sensitive to the needs and concerns monitors the mother’s and child’s health, encourages who participate in the Nurse-Family Partnership tend to York City, LGBT Americans find themselves living in of LGBT older adults and the importance of creating a safe, mother-child interactions such as reading aloud that have better prenatal health, wait longer to have another Ta world of emerging normalcy, PRIDE, and marriage welcoming home healthcare environment for them. VNSNY enhance the baby’s development, and helps the mother child, and are more likely to continue school and get a job. equality. Yet sadly, too many of the Stonewall Genera- is the largest home- and community-based healthcare plan for her child’s future and pursue her own educational Decreases in preterm deliveries and reductions in both tion—people born in the years before Stonewall—are still organization in the New York City metropolitan area with the and career goals. maternal and child mortality, as well as increased breast- living in fear, alone and isolated. At the same time, they SAGECare Platinum LGBT cultural competency credential. feeding and child immunization rates, are just a few of the continue to suffer with a healthcare system that too often NFP’s positive maternal and child health outcomes. In addition to this cultural sensitivity training, VNSNY discriminates against them and prevents them from receiving expanded its Senior LGBT Outreach in 2018 with funding the critical care they need. from a New York Community Trust grant. Our expanded To that end, we are committed to treating every LGBT patient outreach program is committed to supporting the health of with empathy, courtesy, and respect. All VNSNY nurses, reha- LGBT seniors in the New York City area through collabora- bilitation therapists, social workers, and home health aides, tions with community-based organizations that serve New “I support the Nurse-Family Partnership because of the great impact it has on along with our administrative and leadership staff, have York’s elderly LGBT population. The program is also educat- both the mother and the baby, changing lives for the better at a very crucial received training for working with LGBT communities from ing organizations, providers, and patients about VNSNY’s time of life. It’s just plain smart.” Helen Brandes, VNSNY donor since 1981 the LGBT senior advocacy organization SAGE (Advocacy & LGBT-related initiatives, including our gender affirmation Services for LGBT Elders). This specialized training ensures surgery program, which is the largest in the city.

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We Care for Samantha and her newborn son in Nassau County

amantha* never had a stable home, so when she became pregnant, she vowed to do better for her son. “She knew she wanted to be a great mom, but she didn’t Sknow how,” says nurse Adelmis Granodeoro, who works with Samantha as part of VNSNY’s Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP). “There are a lot of young women who want to be great moms but aren’t sure how,” she adds. “Our program helps them understand what being a great mom involves and access the tools to get there.”

Adelmis began making weekly visits in Samantha’s final months of pregnancy to check her health, discuss goals for herself and the baby, and inform and empower her as a mother. Adelmis used a training doll, pictured at right, to teach Samantha baby skills such as how to change a diaper and the proper way to hold an infant’s head. With Adelmis’ help, Samantha got dental and vision care (replacing long-lost eyeglasses) and enrolled in the federal government’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) supple- mental nutrition program.

On a crisp spring day one week before her baby was born, the two talked in great detail about many aspects of pregnancy and motherhood, including swollen wrists, labor and delivery, breastfeeding, the importance of skin-to-skin contact and much more.

Since her baby Christopher’s birth in June, Adelmis’ visits now focus on his health and development, infant-mother bonding, Samantha’s physical and emotional well-being, and helping her achieve her goal of returning to the workforce and providing for her son.

“Adelmis has given me so much information and brought a whole new light on being pregnant,” says Samantha. “She made me feel better about being a mother.”

* The name of the client and her child have been changed for privacy.

12 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT children and families New Yorkers struggling with Caring for with complex medical needs Caring for mental illness and substance abuse

Maternity, Newborn and Pediatric Services Community Mental Health Services

NSNY’s Maternity, Newborn and Pediatric (MNP) cerebral palsy, organ transplants, disabilities, and neurolog- NSNY’s Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Services provides family-focused home care, includ- ical, respiratory, orthopedic and cardiac disorders, as well offers over two dozen community outreach programs Ving skilled nursing, rehabilitation therapy, social work as pediatric palliative care needs. In 2018, VNSNY provided Vfor low-income children and adults who are struggling and home health aide services, to children up to the age care to over 1,600 children and their families. with severe or persistent mental illness or substance use prob- of 18 who are facing serious and complex medical needs. lems. On any given day, these vital programs care for some We also provide skilled clinical and home health aide ser- Working closely with the families and their physicians to 2,800 New Yorkers, from young children to our oldest seniors. vices to pregnant and postpartum women—treating post- ensure the best possible outcomes, we care for children partum complications, including post-cesarean wound In 2018, CMHS served approximately 16,000 clients in com- across New York who are suffering from a wide range of care, as well as high-risk conditions during pregnancy such munities across New York City. For children in the Bronx conditions, including complications from premature birth, as diabetes, preterm labor, hypertension and HIV/AIDS. living with serious emotional disturbance, for instance, AIDS, seizure disorders, sickle cell anemia, childhood cancers, our FRIENDS programs and licensed mental health clinic provide community-based, family-focused mental health and social support services. Partnerships play a vital part in caring for this vulnerable group. To reach out to those who need mental health support, we work with local public schools, the New York State Office of Mental Health, and children experiencing, or at risk of, a psychiatric the New York City Department of Health and Mental or psychological crisis; our Geriatric Mental Health Out- Hygiene and the New York City Department of Education. reach programs, which provide assessment, counseling, and psychiatric care to Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens For older adults, our PEARLS program offers in-home de- seniors in need; and Care Management programs pression treatment. We also train public school personnel administered through three Health Homes covering to support children’s emotional needs through our 100 Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, as well as a separate Schools program. Other CMHS programs include VNSNY’s initiative for adults with substance use disorders who Mobile Crisis Teams, which provide rapid assessment and apply for or receive public assistance. short-term, in-home mental health services for adults

“In a world where compassion seems to be a struggling concept, VNSNY still embodies that view. I am particularly passionate about supporting CMHS because the patients who are struggling with behavioral health issues are amongst the most disenfranchised in our society. If my donation can make even the smallest impact on making a patient’s life better, that is my hope and goal.” Neil Pessin, employee donor

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We Care for a family struggling in the Bronx

hen Arlana Orange, a social worker with the VNSNY Bronx Children’s Mobile Crisis Team (CMCT), received a referral for Daryl,* age 6, for aggressive behavior Wat school, it turned out his two older siblings were also struggling with mental health and behavioral health issues. In addition, their great-grandmother, Linda, who is their legal guardian, was overwhelmed caring for them. She struggled to get them adequate food, clean clothes, and a proper place to sleep. CMCT, which provides rapid intervention for children and families in crisis, quickly teamed up with VNSNY’s Home- Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI) program to get this struggling family what they needed.

As social worker Joheily Gonzales, a HBCI Program supervisor, notes, “Collaboration is the most important part of our work.” Arlana’s and Joheily’s teams worked together to get the family beds and bedding, teach techniques to reduce nightly bed-wetting, and schedule visits and transportation to the pediatrician. In addition, VNSNY advocated for homemaker services to help Linda with laundry, cleaning and cooking, and Joheily worked with Linda to negotiate a deal with Con Edison so she can keep the lights on for her family.

Arlana and Joheily also helped 8-year-old Aliyah replace broken eyeglasses to open up a new world for the little girl who loves to read. The change in the children’s lives is noticeable. “In school and in the community, there’s been an improvement,” says Joheily. “The kids are coming into school clean, with a better night’s sleep.”

Arlana notes that the 6-year-old is also able to control his emotions better, although at times he still struggles. “He’s hugging now,” says Arlana. “That’s a big step.”

* The clients’ names have been changed for privacy.

16 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK 17 to help provide care Chinatown’s seniors Caring for Volunteering for the most vulnerable

Chinatown NNORC and Community Center VNSNY Volunteer Program

work collaboratively to ensure that local residents aged 60 olunteers play a key role at VNSNY, making many and over are connected to the health, social, and translation important contributions to our programs. In 2018, 520 services they need in order to successfully age in place. Vgenerous volunteers donated over 40,000 hours of Many of our programs emphasize health and wellness. service to VNSNY, positively impacting the lives of vulnerable These numerous services provide important connections children and their families and homebound elderly patients to NNORC members in their native languages, facilitated throughout the New York area. by bilingual staff who understand the culture and needs of Ranging in age from 18 to 90 years old, VNSNY volunteers these seniors. provide dynamic assistance that touches every corner of In its storefront space at 7 Mott Street, which it shares with VNSNY. This assistance includes our VNSNY Home Care the VNSNY Chinatown Community Center, our NNORC offers volunteers, who provide daily administrative support recreational activities and a variety of other services. For throughout the organization; our Leadership volunteers, those seniors who are too frail to visit the Center or are who assist with fundraising and projects that support homebound, NNORC staff call on them in their apartments the special needs of chronically ill children and adults; to address social and health concerns and assist members our Chinatown Community Center volunteers, who help NSNY’s Chinatown Neighborhood Naturally Occurring in making their homes safe and hazard-free. The NNORC with VNSNY’s community outreach—and much more! Simply put, VNSNY could not do all that it does without Retirement Community (NNORC) staff touched the team, which includes licensed social workers, a registered the contributions of our generous volunteers. In 2018, the Within VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care, trained vol- lives of over 1,200 Chinatown seniors in 2018. Many nurse and an activity coordinator, provides NNORC members dollar value of the time and impact donated by VNSNY’s V unteers make friendly visits to hospice patients and their of these seniors live in aging, walk-up tenement buildings, with a wide array of services both at the Center and in their volunteers was calculated at more than $1.1 million. Thank families on a regular basis. Some come as a team with their which can lead to isolation, loneliness, and despair as well homes. These range from weekly support groups and you, volunteers! trained therapy dogs, making the patient’s experience less as threaten their health and well-being. Since most of these education, recreation, and exercise classes to on-site blood stressful and improving morale. In addition, Hospice Vigil To become a volunteer, please call 212-609-1570 or email seniors speak no English, they are often invisible to social pressure screenings and a fall prevention program. The volunteers receive extra training to address the simple and [email protected]. services and health networks—which is why our special NNORC has also created task forces to respond to the humanistic goal that no one will be alone at the end of outreach efforts are so important. unique needs of the Chinatown community, such as life—gathering at the bedside and utilizing touch, music, implementing advance directives and addressing mental Through the Chinatown NNORC, established over a decade meditation, prayer, or choir visits to bring comfort to health. All of our services are provided free to members ago, VNSNY and its Chinatown partnering organizations patients and their caregivers. and are either non-billable or reimbursable.

“The NNORC provides a wide range of programs and services to a most “Thank you for providing the opportunity to be a hospice volunteer. The past vulnerable population in the Chinatown community who struggle to remain year has been filled with many rewarding and fulfilling moments that have in their home and community. I know that even my limited support can help enriched my life. I am extremely grateful.” Rob G., volunteer to enrich this special program.” Rhonda Soberman, employee donor

18 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK 19 education and training evidence-based methods Providing to enhance patient care Investigating to improve patient outcomes

Workforce Development VNSNY Center for Home Care Policy & Research

Approximately 900 Partners in Care HHAs have undergone s the nation’s preeminent home- and community- health coach training as of 2018. An expansion of the pro- based research center, the internationally renowned The VNSNY Research Center’s work gram is now being funded by the Ladders to Value Work- VNSNY Center for Home Care Policy & Research is supported by a number of public A and private sources, including: force Investment Organization (WIO), a partnership VNSNY conducts rigorous scientific research aimed at improving has formed with the 1199 Service Employees International patient outcomes and promoting positive changes in the University Partners Union Training & Employment Funds and the Continuing field of home health care. These investigations are yielding Columbia University Medical Center Care Leadership Coalition under a special New York State new insights into how this care can be delivered in ways Columbia University School of Nursing initiative to develop the long-term care workforce. that improve symptom control and quality of life while Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai reducing hospitalization risk. Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing WIO funding is also being used to provide a free 10-week New York University College of Nursing online care management course to VNSNY clinicians, as For example, the Research Center is currently partnering New York University Langone Medical Center The University of Missouri well as to train Partners in Care HHAs in the skills they need, with Columbia University on the first large-scale NIH-fund- Weill Medical College of Cornell University such as identifying signs of potential medical problems ed study investigating issues of infection risk during a home and then quickly contacting the patient’s medical provider. health care episode. Another recent study conducted by Federal Partners Other VNSNY workforce initiatives include an HWRI-funded VNSNY in collaboration with New York University found that Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality roviding our staff with cutting-edge educational and collaboration with Duke University’s School of Nursing to when caring for non-English-speaking patients, arranging Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health training opportunities is a top priority for VNSNY. This train VNSNY registered nurses as certified population care for home visits from a clinician who speaks the patient’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Pincludes training Partners in Care home health aides coordinators; the VNSNY Hospice Physician Fellowship, primary language—or having a professional interpreter of the National Institutes of Health (HHAs) to serve as health coaches, using funding support which utilizes generous philanthropic support from indi- there in person to bridge the language gap—leads to National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health from the New York State Department of Health’s Health viduals and foundations to provide hands-on training in better outcomes and more efficient resource utilization. National Institute on Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health Workforce Retraining Initiative (HWRI) and the New York hospice care to physicians, medical residents, and nurse The Research Center’s staff collaborates extensively with Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health Foundation for Eldercare. In this program, HHAs learn practitioners from our local medical center partners; and other clinical and academic institutions, and publishes its motivational interviewing techniques to help their clients the HWRI-funded Rehabilitation New Graduate Training Local/Community Partners findings in a wide array of peer-reviewed academic journals. set goals for better health and develop a plan to get Program, which offers skills training and preceptorships Carter Burden Center for the Aging, Inc. To improve home care throughout the world, the Center there—offering an important added service to the popu- to physical and occupational therapists new to home care. Eugenie and Joseph Doyle Research Partnership also hosts delegations from across the country and around Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation lation we serve, while also expanding our HHAs’ skill sets the globe. The Hearst Foundation Inc. and career options. New York Foundation for Eldercare NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital The John H. and Ethel G. Noble Charitable Trust The Beatrice Renfield Foundation “I wanted to give to Workforce Development to help support VNSNY’s Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Inc. commitment to employees’ professional development, which will enhance the work we do and the care we give our patients.” Peter Delvito, employee donor

20 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK 21 VNSNY Celebrates 125 Years of care across New York

On November 8th, 2018, VNSNY’s annual Gala celebrated the organization’s 125th Anniversary at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, raising a record-breaking $1.32 million for our charitable care and community benefit programs. Our May 21st Golf Classic hosted 128 participants and raised $260,000 to support and expand VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care’s Veterans Program.

Marki Flannery, VNSNY President and CEO welcomes and thanks nearly 600 Gala attendees.

On Sunday, September 16th, near the building on Henry Street where Lillian Wald started her On October 25, VNSNY employees gathered outreach in 1893, VNSNY joined simultaneously to celebrate the 125th forces with the Henry Street anniversary at 13 locations across the city. Settlement to mark their shared 125th anniversary. VNSNY Seated: Betty Pforzheimer, Dee Parker, President and CEO Marki Carl Pforzheimer, and Brittany Dudas. Flannery and Henry Street’s Standing: Anne Ehrenkranz, Kerry Parker, Executive Director David Garza Susan Fales-Hill, Joel Ehrenkranz, and Kurt Dudas. cut the 125th anniversary birthday cake.

As a special thank you for service and dedication to VNSNY and its mission, members of the VNSNY family Among Lillian Wald’s many accomplishments, she is received a 125th anniversary famous for establishing New York City’s first playground commemorative pin. for children. On Saturday, July 14th, in celebration of VNSNY’s 125th anniversary, VNSNY family and friends John Rafferty; Marki Flannery, VNSNY President and CEO; helped spruce up playgrounds across the 5 boroughs. April Anthony, Honoree; Samuel L. “Tony” Milbank, Honoree; Nearly 200 VNSNY staff, family and friends marched in June’s NYC and Susan Fales-Hill, Gala MC. Pride March to show our commitment to aging LGBT New Yorkers and VNSNY’s 125 years of caring for diversity.

22 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK 23 We Care across New York The $39 million in community benefit impact shown in the chart on the previous page represents the total amount spent by VNSNY and our philanthropic partners on delivering charitable care and community benefit programs. It In 2018, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York—together with generous supporters, community partners and VNSNY includes services funded by public grants (city, state, and federal), development (gifts and grants from private donors, employees—provided $39 million in charitable care and community benefit programs. These wide-ranging employees, foundations and corporations), and VNSNY’s charitable care contribution (the cost of community benefit programs improved the lives of tens of thousands of New Yorkers, young and old, and delivered free and discounted programs paid for by VNSNY). This total does not include reimbursements to the programs from Medicaid, Medicare, direct home care services to thousands more under- and uninsured individuals. and Managed Care Organizations.

VNSNY Charitable & Community Impact: $39 Million Funding Sources

VNSNY’S Charitable Contribution Specialized Programs Charitable Care for the $7.4M (19%) and Services Under- and Uninsured $1.4M (4%) $4.3M (11%) City, State and Federal Grants $25.7M (66%) Programs for Children and Families Donations and $10.2M (26%) Development $5.7M (15%)

Community Hospice Charitable Mental Health Services Programs $17.9M (46%) $1.9M (5%)

VNSNY Research Center $3.1M (8%)

24 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK 25 Who We Care for How We Care

On any given day, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York has over 44,000 patients and health plan members in its care. This care is delivered by a staff ofover 13,600 employees, including registered nurses, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, home health aides, and other clinical staff such as physicians and psychologists. A Partial List of Our Programs and Services:

2018 Home Care Services Hospice and Palliative Care Skilled Nursing Hospice and Palliative Care (BX, BK, M, Q, SI) Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology Patient and Family Support Services (BX, BK, M, Q, SI) VNSNY provided care and Occupational Therapy Shirley Goodman and Himan Brown to more than Behavioral Health (BX, BK, M, SI, Q) Hospice Residence (M) Total patients served: Total clinical visits: Social Work Services Veterans Program (BX, BK, M, Q, SI) Maternity, Newborn & Pediatrics (BX, BK, M, Q, N, W) Medicare and Medicaid Health Plans* 845 Nurse-Family Partnership (BX, N) 118,905 patients who were 1,272,554 Gender Affirmation Program VNSNY CHOICE Total over 100 years old. Home Visiting Physicians (M) VNSNY CHOICE FIDA Complete Medicaid Pending (BX, BK, M, Q, SI) VNSNY CHOICE Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) Population Health and Care Management VNSNY CHOICE SelectHealth Complex Chronic Care Management Private Pay Services from Partners in Care Approximately 61% of our patients were female. Transitional Care Coordination Care Management Solutions Personal Care and Companionship Remote Patient Monitoring Ambulatory Escort Skilled Nursing The average age of a patient was 73 years old. VNSNY Chronic Care Expertise Clinical Assessments COPD Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy Diabetes and Speech-Language Pathology Heart Failure Care Management Collectively, VNSNY staff members speak more than 50 languages. Rehabilitation Stroke The VNSNY Research Center Wound Advancing and promoting evidence-based home healthcare practice VNSNY serves all five boroughs of New York City Community Mental Health Services Referrals and Customer Care as well as Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties. Behavioral Health Community Transitions Geriatric Mental Health Outreach (BX, M) VNSNY Intake PEARLS Program (M, Q) Provider Link Portal Health Home Care Management (BX, BK, M) Customer Care Center Heart disease, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, and stroke FRIENDS Program (BX) Volunteer Services and Charitable Care Mobile Crisis Teams (BX, BK, M, Q) were among the most frequent diagnoses of our patients. Volunteer Services Community Outreach Charitable Care Community Collaborations Chinatown NNORC and Community Center (M) LGBT Community Outreach

Unless otherwise noted, VNSNY serves all five boroughs of New York City as well as Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties. Key: BX = Bronx; BK = Brooklyn; M = Manhattan; Q = Queens; SI = Staten Island; N = Nassau; S=Suffolk; W = Westchester. *For VNSNY CHOICE Health Plans service areas, go to: www.vnsnychoice.org

26 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK 27 $5,000 - $9,999 Judith G. Bartlett New York Home Health Care 2018 Donors Allen Health Care Services Susan and Jim Baumann NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Attentive Home Care Agency/Always BAYADA Home Health Care NYU Langone Health Home Care Beacon Health Options NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing The Visiting Nurse Service of New York is grateful for the contributions of generous individuals, foundations, and Sandra A. Bass/The Sandra Atlas Bass Michael Bernstein Nancy and Morris W. Offit and Edythe and Sol G. Atlas Fund BIA Optum corporations in 2018, helping us provide life-saving charitable care and life-enhancing community benefit programs Alan Beller Deborah B. Breznay, Esq. The Oved Group to New Yorkers in need. A special thank you to our Leadership Council members, individuals who give annual contribu- Byram Healthcare Bull’s Head Foundation Parachute Health CABS Home Attendant Services, Inc. Kerry & Dee Parker tions starting at these levels: Benefactor - $1,250, Humanitarian - $2,500, Visionary - $5,000, President’s Circle - $10,000, Cambridge Security Services Robert M. Carr Susan Cummins Caputo Carolyn and Bill Patterson Chairman’s Circle - $25,000, and Founders Circle - $50,000. Centers Health Care Caring Professionals Inc. Paypro Corporation Cognizant TMG Clear Link Partners for Projects, Resources, Pella Care LLC ConsultNet and Results Timothy R. Peng $500,000 and above Altruista Health, Inc. QIBQ Foundation Edith and Robert DuPuy Colliers International Quality in Real Time Robin Hood Michael Arlen Emily and John Rafferty Empire BlueCross BlueShield Community Care Management Partners Thomas Quinlan Margaret and Alexander Bancroft Corinne and Ronald Rieder Encompass Health Cooperative Home Care Associates David Rosales $100,000 - $499,999 Bestcare, Inc. Myron Sulzberger (“Mickey”) Rolfe Enexia Specialty Bryan and Christina Cressey Mary and Win Rutherfurd Cressey & Company Arnold M. Schoenfeld Thompson Family Foundation, Inc. Merle G. Bogin Mary Clark Romney Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. Brightpoint Health Rosenblum Newfield LLC ExactCare John W. Dant Kate and David Schuppan $50,000 - $99,999 Bebe and Doug Broadwater The Royal Care, Inc./The Royal Care FI LLC Daniel and Marki Flannery Maxwell and Mary Davidson Scully Peretsman Foundation Elisabeth de Picciotto Beatrice Spillane Mrs. John C. Burton Margaret B. Ruttenberg, MD Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Gottsegen The Balm Foundation William and Cherilyn Deary State Street Global Advisors Gilbert & Ildiko Butler Family Foundation Sandata Technologies LLC Heidrick & Struggles The Y.C. Ho/Helen and Michael Chiang The James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation StateServ/Hospicelink Crowell & Moring LLP The Lorraine & Richard Schwarz HHAeXchange Foundation Iliana and Mark Edison Superior Vision DCW Media Family Foundation Barbara M. Hinck Joan and Bob Easton Peter Hutchings and Martha Wolfgang EmblemHealth, Inc. Trilogy Leasing Co., LLC Bernhardt Denmark The Marilyn M. Simpson Charitable Trust Patricia Tucker Ewert UnityBPO Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Joseph and Pamela Donner SL Green Realty Corp. Independent Franchise Partners, LLP JFK & M Consulting Group Falk Technical Service Corp. VillageCare The Elkes Foundation Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Tara I. Stacom/Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. JP Morgan Chase Judy S. Fein Steven and Katherine Warden The Durst Organization Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, Inc. Horace & Amy Hagedorn Fund Solange Landau Tonianne Florentino/Collazo Florentino Arthur Webb Group Ltd. Sy Syms Foundation The Irma T. Hirschl Trust Empire Office, Inc. Leonard A. Lauder & Keil LLP William Blair Enclara Pharmacia Tiger Baron Foundation Frenkel Benefits, LLC Ransom C. Wilson Robert M. Kaufman, Esq. Loeb & Loeb LLP Tina and Raymond Falci True Care Home Health Care Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Dr. Michael C. Wolf Ruth and David Levine MedImpact Chaim Freiberg Nina W. Werblow Charitable Trust Medline Industries, Inc. Gannon Vitolo Contracting, LLC Workday, Inc. John H. and Ethel G. Noble Charitable Trust Alice and George Frelinghuysen/ Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation Carolyn and Gene Mercy Katherine K. Goldsmith WorldView Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust The Frelinghuysen Foundation Wise Hospice Options Mercy Home Care & Medical Supplies, Inc. Greenberg Traurig, LLP Worldwide Security Network The Fribourg Family Anonymous (3) Jennifer Milacci and Marc Scher Evelyn J. Halpert Anonymous $25,000 - $49,999 Gensler The Miller Foundation Michael Hanin Linda Harris $1,250-$2,499 AHBA, Inc. GNYHA Ventures, Inc. Mutual of America Harris Williams The Angelson Family Foundation Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Woody Grossman and Beth Rivers Northern Trust Healthplex, Inc. Aon Corporation The Gurwitz Group “As a long-time supporter Julie and Russel Patterson, Jr. Group, LLC The Dr. Maxwell Hurston Family Assist Ambulance The John Conley Foundation for Ethics Mary W. Harriman Foundation Joan and Charles Platt Preferred Home Care of New York Foundation, Inc. Joan Baekeland & Philosophy in Medicine Hearst Health of Visiting Nurse Service of Peter and Trudi Richardson Mildred Kalik Rosemary Baughn, MSN, RN Julie and Bob Daum Hospital for Special Surgery New York, I believe that all Marcia and Philip Rothblum Foundation, Inc. KPMG LLP The Beir Foundation Charles S. Keene Foundation Eugenie Doyle, MD Sarah I. Schieffelin Residuary Trust Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky BKD, LLP Rachel Rutherford Knapp people should have access Epstein Teicher Philanthropies Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. Latino Commission on AIDS Joan Blessing Peter H. Gleason Landauer Medstar to necessary health care Lynn G. Straus The Robert Lehman Foundation Brandon Systems, Inc. Mary R. (Nina) Henderson and Roger J. Eugene M. Lang Foundation Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP The Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation/ Milton and Fannie Brown Family Branson, MD Yoko Ono Lennon services. VNSNY helps to United Federation of Teachers Denise J. Levy Foundation, Inc. Homecare Homebase Art and Susan Lindenauer Janet Van Name Ruth and William Lubic Teresa C. Brown Hugoton Foundation Tom and Elizabeth Mao make that possible. They Visiting Nurse Association Health Group Pat and Michael Magdol Trang Bui Phyllis and Slade Mills McBee Associates, Inc. provide critical support to Voya Investment Management Maimonides Medical Center Cain Brothers, A Division of KeyBanc The Ambrose Monell Foundation Milbank Memorial Fund vXchnge Guy E. Clay Maitland Capital Markets Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Pforzheimer III Proskauer Rose LLP/Ellen H. Moskowitz some of the most vulnerable Willis Towers Watson Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Catherine Callaway Susan Margolis Ropes & Gray LLP The Mount Sinai Hospital Martha A. Zalles Trust Carillon Tower Advisers Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Joan and Tom Cassano Andrew N. Schiff, MD/The Schiff Foundation New York Foundation for Eldercare residents of our city through Anonymous Mazars USA, LP Robert B. Catell Phyllis and Howard Schwartz NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and their free and discounted McKesson Patient Care Solutions CDW Nonprofit Healthcare System Philanthropic Fund $2,500 - $4,999 Medalogix Charles River CFO, Inc. H. van Ameringen Foundation Dennis Paoli/The Heidi Paoli Fund services. I am thankful for 1199 SEIU-UHWE Richard and Ronay Menschel Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick Frank and Diane Vigilante Walfrido B. Patawaran their dedication in helping Hany Abdelaal Edward and Carol Miller Charitable Gift Fund Paul D. Cleary Anonymous (2) People Care Incorporated Alacare Home Health & Hospice The Morse Family Foundation Cornelia and Stewart Clifford Personal-Touch Home Care those most in need.” The Allure Group myNEXUS ClinLogica $10,000 - $24,999 Pine Tree Foundation of New York/ Mary Ann and Frank Arisman Melene and Robert Nahodil Mr. and Mrs. Bertram J. Cohn 5 Penn Plaza LLC Szilvia Tanenbaum Yoko Ono Lennon, VNSNY donor Attending Home Care National Seating & Mobility Paul Creegan Alliance For Health, Inc. Premier Home Health Care Services, Inc. since 2001 Axion Healthcare NEPC, LLC Curtis+Perry

28 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK 29 Jose M. and Maria Teresa de Lasa Jean Lucier Roland Elizabeth Carpenter “VNSNY was there for my mother in her final illness 30 years ago, and I am Design Republic Jeffrey Sachs Meredith Carr, PhD Ritchell R. Dignam, MD, Louis Dignam Jr. Elizabeth Sesselberg Doreen D. Carson happy to have been repaying the kindness for many years.” Carmela D’Urso Simone Healthcare Development Realty Andria Castellanos Thomas Dwyer James F. Slabe Leita and Robert M. Chalfin Michael Wolf, VNSNY donor since 1992 Edison Home Health Care Margot M. Slater Edward J. Chanda Gail Erickson Constance and Lawrence Slaughter Chapin Home for the Aging Excel Health Spencer Charitable Fund Lisa Chickering Garfunkel Wild, P.C. Ruth and Harold Kingsberg Mediture Fedcap Rehabilitation Services Marian Stadelman Sandra E. Chilewich Polly Gates Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Klein Linda Megan Arthur Fitting Stefanie Steel John P. Levine and Susan M. Clopton/ Anna R. Geosits Jeffrey Kovner Janis & Alan Menken Foundation Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Andrew Stevens Levine Clopton Family Fund Rocco J. Giannetti Andrea Krantz Mercer Health & Benefits LLC Peter Frishauf & KC Rice Sunnyside Community Services Sidney Clyman Shirley Ginzberg Sallie and Stephen J. Krass Matthew V. Merola Future Tech Enterprise, Inc. Surescripts Ira Cohen Dean and Laura Godown Enid and Richard Kreindler Microsoft Audrey D. Gerson/Valiant Foundation, Inc. Judith A. Taylor Ronald M. Cohen David W. Golann Geraldine S. Kunstadter Helen Mills and Gary Tannenbaum Vladimir V. Golovanov William M. Tomai James Cole Eva and Robert B. Goldmann Robb Lady Sandra Mintz Betsy Gotbaum Valerie Tootle Peter Comer Richard Goldstein Hellen Lally Nancy Mitchell Gotham Per Diem, Inc. Jinia Tracey Renee Conforte The Gould and Shenfeld Families Hugh Lamle Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Kathy & Alan C. Greenberg VIP Health Care Services Elizer Cooper-Audain in honor of Bert E. Brodsky Lamport Foundation, Inc. Sam & Fanny Moskowitz Fund Philanthropic Fund Jill Weinstein Cordo & Co., LLC Jane M. Gould Andre Landais Nancy Mozes Grisanti Capital Management Andrew Winakor Maurice Cory Sara Moss & Michael Gould Lane Industries Incorporated MSI Health Soutions LLC John T. Guido Anonymous (2) Anne and Dennis Cross Richard J. Gradkowski Christian Lange MVW Group LLC Marian Haas Mary Curley George T. Grant Betty and Frank Langhammer National Hospice & Palliative Care Harlin Printing Services $500 - $1,249 Maryelizabeth Dannhauser Diane Bruno Grasso Elaine Langone Organization Abbe A. Heller Access Staffing, LLC Peggy and Dick Danziger Debbie Gray Judith Laskow Nationwide Screening Services Andrea Elliott Hill J. D. Adams Joanna De Haven Underwood Green Key Resources Bonnie Lauder Donna Nelis Hoerle Foundation Peter Allen Barbara D. Deller Beth E. Greenberg and James Wright Lautman, Maska, Neill & Company Network for Good Home Care Association of New York State Jeffrey W. Allister Hester Diamond Janice Greene Barbara LaVallee The New York Academy of Medicine House Calls Home Care Americare Pharmaceutical Services Digiscribe International Vartan Gregorian William U. Lawrence Susan and Peter Nitze Infinity Real Estate, LLC Amsterdam Continuing Care Health Digital Pulp Judith and Morton Grosz John S. & Florence G. Lawrence Susan Northover IPsoft System, Inc. Carole J. Dituro Louise Grunwald Foundation, Inc. Isabelle R. Oaklander, MD Nancy B. Jackman Apex Laboratory, Inc. Candida A. Dixon The Gubelmann Family Foundation, Inc. Lazard Asset Management Office Supply Headquarters Frederick L. Jacobson Rosemary Aprilante Richard Donner Buddy Gumina Joan M. Leiman Olive + Goose Jana Foundation, Inc. Arcadia Electrical Co. Inc. Christine Donovan Geoffrey Gund Catherine M. H. Lenihan Rachel Osborne Thomas L. Kempner, Jr. and Katheryn C. John H. Asiel Austin and Paula Dooley Connie and Kevin Hackett Sidney Lerner Jane L. Overman Patterson James A. Attwood Darwin Dornbush Leslie Halperin David M. Leuschen Pace University’s Lienhard School of Nursing King + Company William T. Baker Catherine Dugan Mimi Halpern Richard Leventhal and College of Health Professions Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kinney Barrett Asset Management LLC Sarah L. Eames John Hannah Joseph H. Levie Raffaela Pacifico Steve Kornacki Sandra Dee Barron Kenneth C. Ebbit Leonard M. Harlan Ryland Lewis Laura Page-Greifinger Helen Kornblau/The Kornblau Family Salvatore Bastardi Mary and Kenneth Edlow Thomas Harvey and Cathleen Black Yuan Li Frank Passarella Foundation Daniel Bayoneto Eger Lutheran Homes and Services Morrison and Fenella Heckscher Lockton Companies Patsy’s Italian Restaurant, Inc. The Kupferberg Foundation Joe Behrman Edith A. Ehrlich Ken and Barbara Hector Katherine Lockwood David and Emelyn Patterson Stephen Lee Barbara Belknap Herbert Elish David Hertzog Jeffrey and Pamela Lovinger Ana Rosa and Peter Phillips LHC Group Carmen and Cyprian E. Belle Lois Ellison Trinidad Hidalgo* Arthur Lowenstein PIMCO David C. Lindy, MD Mitchell Berkey Everett Foundation Anne C. Holbach Dan Lowenstein and Wendi Paster Pinnacle Industries II, LLC Rose Madden-Baer Tobias Bermant eviCore healthcare Margot and Stephen Holland Helen Lowenstein Nicholas Platt Peter L. Malkin/The Malkin Fund Robert Bertoletti EVOLVE IP Charitable Fund Ann Lozman Julie Pollitz Joan M. Marren, RN, MEd Aman Bhan Family Home Care Services of Brooklyn Joanne Homlish Mary A. Lublin Jerome B. Posner, MD Mascioni & Behrmann, Architecture & John Billeci and Queens, Inc. David M. Huggin Sharry and Arthur Lukach Douglas Present Engineering, PC Eleanor and Sherwood C. Blake Eliot M. Feld James R. Hurley Mary Lumet Elvis Propp Nancy R. Mayer James and Barbara Block Roy and Penny Feldman Josephine Lea Iselin Joanne Lyman Linda Quest Robert B. Menschel Portia Bock and Craig Shipler Thomas Fenaughty Thomas and Barbara Israel/A.C. Israel Charlene and Gary MacDougal/ B. Laurence Rachlin Sara B. Miles Sarah Brown Laurette S. Feng Foundation The MacDougal Family Foundation Carol Raphael and Charles D. Olson Marianna F. Miyazaki-Grant Jan P. Browne Nancy and Hart Fessenden Morton Janklow Maya Manley Cathy J. Raphael Janet Nelson Marcy Brownson Fidelity Investments Ashish Kachru David Marco Michael J. Razny Novo Arts Jennifer Brullo Thomas A. Fitzgerald Dr. and Mrs. Norman Kahn Joseph and Meryl Mark Recco Home Care Service, Inc. Nursing Personnel Homecare Buffalo Medical Group Dermatology Diane A. Fitzsimons Lawrence Kaplen Dorothy Marks Michael and Emily Rehaut George D. O’Neill Physicians Elizabeth C. Forster Laureen Kasper Percival A. Maughn Rosemary Ripley Constance M. Paine Clifton Bullard Bruce and Marcia Fowle Karen Katen Foundation Robert Mazzoli James P. Robbins Neil Pessin, PhD Jonathan J. Bush Stephen M. Freedman Henry & Elaine Kaufman Foundation James P. McAleer Ann E. Robinson PHI Paula S. Butler Barbara H. Freitag Leona Kern Lawrence McCarthy Laurance and Wendy Rockefeller Ann C. Poll Emalyn H. Caliva* Adrienne G. Frosch Beatrice L. Kernan Catherine McCollum Steven and Barbara Rockefeller Sidney L. Posel/The Posel Foundation Donna Cancel G-Systems, Inc. Nancy A. Kernan-Chamberlain John G. McGoldrick Susan and Elihu Rose Deacon John Powers Jacqueline H. Cantor Marilyn Gainfort Michael P. Kerrigan Henry McKean Florence Rosen RAIN Total Care, Inc. Capital One Healthcare Beverley Galban Munish Khaneja Cathy L. McKeon Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Rosenbluth Regina and Robert Rheinstein Richard E. Carlson Rose Galloway Kevin Kilcullen Mary Alice McNamara Ann Rosow-Lucchesi and Bruno Lucchesi Ira and Iris Rimerman Daniel J. Carpenedo Gisela Gamper Geoffrey D. Kimball Rose M. McNeal Martha Rowen *Deceased 30 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK 31 Roytex, Inc. Marvin F. White Mariscal Design Elaine and Seth Rubenstein Mark and Jane Wilf MedImpact Susan Rudin Lise and Jeff Wilks/Spiegel Associates Jacobo Milgram Ryan Health John Willis Edward A. Muccini Safeguard by Bradley Marketing Group Nyna F. Wilson New York Yankees Jirina Sager Winston & Strawn LLP Newman’s Own Bonnie and Mitchell Sassower Scott and Linden Wise North Shore Towers Golf Course Michael Savage Kathleen Wolfe Office Depot Inc. Michael Schiffler Sir James D. Wolfensohn/Wolfensohn Denise Ortell Sievers George A. Schwartz Family Foundation Kerry & Dee Parker Cynthia Davis Sculco L. Randall Yates The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel Irwin Selden May Yong Porsche of Larchmont Donna Seminara, MD, FACP/Eger Ronald and Leslie Yoo R.C. Bigelow Inc. Health Care and Rehabilitation Center William Younger Raw Revolution Barbara Seril Cindy and Tom Zanca Corinne and Ronald Rieder Nancy Shea Anonymous (9) Ronique Hair Salon Rosa Sheehan Nicole Rose Rochelle Sherreff 2018 Matching Gifts Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Rosenbluth, MD Albert E. Short Beatrice Rubel Altman Foundation Lila Shoshkes Georgina Sager GE Foundation Rona Silverton Guy Sansone Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program Retha Smith SBS Promo Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Angela Solomon Arthur Schwabe/ Premier Home The New York Community Trust Marion B. Stewart Health Care Services Pfizer Foundation, Inc. Bonnie and Tom Strauss Margot M. Slater Select Equity Group Foundation Lee and Roger Strong Sunstar Butler Symphony Talent, LLC Temple Shaaray Tefila Louis and Judith Tamburro 2018 Gift in Kind Tiffany & Co. Scott Tarte Aesthetics Association Medical Barbara Toscano Jack Taylor* Studio Service Simone Waksberg Paul R. Teitelbaum Allen Stevenson School Lauren Weir Time Moving/Time Shred The Apawamis Club Wykagyl Country Club TMP Worldwide Advertising & Bombas Socks Anonymous Communications Botticelli Portraits Edward M. Tobin Bradford Renaissance Portraits 2018 Planned Gifts Kathleen H. Tripp Diane and Clyde Brownstone/ Eileen Bamberger Charitable Trust John Tsimbinos Brownstone Family Foundation Robert W. Bassemir Living Trust Lucille Tyrrasch Kenneth Chen Portraits Estate of Rita Bentley UBS Realty Investors LLC Alissa Churchill Estate of Ruby B. Fleming Toni and Shelby Roe Vaughn City National Bank Estate of Arleen Gingold Verizon Wireless Jack Corroon Estate of Nell Greenfield Joseph G. Viccaro Austin and Paula Dooley Estate of Marion Kaighn Ellen M. Violett The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Estate of Walter H. D. Killough Nancy Vitale Susan Fales-Hill David M. Mahood Memorial Fund Paul Vitale Diane A. Fitzsimons Estate of Rudolph F. May Margaret L. Vranesh Future Tech Enterprise, Inc. Estate of Robert Piel Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Wainwright Golf Event Management Estate of Elfriede Poje Garrett and Melinda Walls Trinidad Hidalgo* Estate of Channing Pollock Lynn Warshow Hudson Valley Arts Estate of Marc Ratner Barry Weinberg Hudson’s Bay Company John Roach Trust Richard Weinstock Elisabeth R. Jenks Estate of Harold Rosenberg Weiss, Wexler & Wornow, P.C. Kobayashi Consumer Products Estate of Hildi Vandergraaf Mildred Weissman Catherine M H. Lenihan The Wells College Trust/Martha A. Zalles Trust Maurice Werdegar Loeb & Loeb LLP Susan West Margaret Lynch *Deceased

“I have been an annual donor for 15 years, starting after my husband died on the Hospice program. I was so impressed with the skill and compassion of the team that came to our house. They do a fine job and I want to be sure that Hospice remains strong and is there for others. One day, it will be there for me, too!” Solange Landau, VNSNY donor since 2004

32 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT 2018 Employee Donors Government

Susan Northover Venessa Shorte In 2018, more employees than ever before made a contribution to a VNSNY Charitable Care and Community Benefit Tara Noto Allison Simms Partners Kathleen Nugent Jeanel Simon-Willis Program, and helped the Strength from Within campaign raise over $80,000 for the first time ever. These clinicians and Sylvester Obeng Peta-Gaye Simpson New York City Department for the Aging support staff went above and beyond, and demonstrated their commitment to the organization—and more importantly, Mia Oberlink Sukhmani Singh New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to the vulnerable patients we serve. Debra O’Hehir Josephine Smith New York State Department of Health Peggy O’Neill-Taber Tania Sochurek New York State Office for the Aging Peggy Osei-Tutu Liz Solomon New York State Office of Mental Health Hany Abdelaal Thomas Cocozza Maria Gillis Ryland Lewis Walter Owusu Livia Sookra Roger Adams Rischa Codrington Sloan Gittens Teresa M. Lin Diane Padilla Debbie Sorace Omotunde Aderin Margaretann Cohen Edelwina Gloria David C. Lindy, MD Kerry & Dee Parker Stefanie Steel Ivette Adorno Monica Colon Gail Gongaware Daniel Lowenstein Edwina Parris Keysha Stephens Karolina Alenkina Reginna Colonna Jeri Goodman Jennifer Luciano Frank Passarella Deborah Stricoff Vileesha Alford Kimberly Marie Colorito Elizabeth Grajales Rolando Lugo Timothy R. Peng Helen Subryan-Ott Lillian Wald John Almerino Elizer Cooper-Audain Sharon Greene Barbara Maccaro Ellen Percoco Anne Suddaby Grecia Alvarenga Victoria Cruz Rebecca Grijalda Rose Madden-Baer Joseph Perry Dana Tarcatu Elizabeth Alvarez Marlon Cumberbatch Marian Haas Nataliya Malinovskaya Neil Pessin, PhD Christina Tejada Heritage Society Xiomara Alvarez Yvonne M. Daniels Jacqueline Halpern Rosa Marcus Ann Philip Bernadette Thomas Sylvia Ames Dalis De La Espada Joan Hamilton Amy Margolis Marcia Pinnock Joyann Thompson Johnny Anthony Michael Delaney and Christine Allison Hancu Carmen Martinez Rochelle Pinnock-Herring Aziza Tikue Members of the Lillian Wald Heritage Society help ensure Karisha Bailey Hauck Shannon Harris Melissa Martinez Julie Pollitz Glenn Tolchin the future of our charitable work by including VNSNY in Marzena Proszowska-Lambert Alexander Torres Shawn Bailey Peter Delvito Kathleen Healey Miriam Martinez their estate plans. Monsurat Balogun Maria Denis Lavaughn Hector-Henry James P. McAleer Miranda Puran Sandra Torres Debra Barnes Farah Derisier Shawny Helena Sharon McCants Diana Quintanilla Wanda Torres Salgado Sandra Dee Barron Ramya Devineni Gregory Henry Caroline McCardell Ishrat Rahman Theodore Traver Yolanda Barron-Vaya Ritchell R. Dignam, MD, Louis Roger Herr Tanya McCray Nancy Ramirez MaryGrace Trifilio Judith G. Bartlett Mrs. Ranier Kuhn Alison Bartolone Dignam Jr. Andrea Elliott Hill Margaret McDonald Sonia Rapaport Thomas Triolo Shirael Bell David L. Lewis Salvatore Bastardi Leslie Dorman Colene Holder Rose M. McNeal Karen Raynor-Hicks Kelly Triumph Joan L. Benson Frank P. Maltempi Rosemary Baughn, MSN, RN Nimish and Sarani Doshi Alicia Holliman Linda Megan Avita Rebello Susan Underwood Merle G. Bogin Anneliese C. Marx Sadi Benzaquen Michelle Drayton Gavin Hope Jokebed Mena Linda T. Reid Miniely Valdez Marie Bostinto Stephen and Marsha Meyers Joan Benize Helen Drivas Akeeba Hunte Natasha Merjuste Paula Reynolds-Chambers Rebecca Velez Anita Brenner Phyllis and Slade Mills Angel Bermudez Tanisha Duncan-Brown Samuel Jackson Sandy Merlino Jane Riely Manisha Vijayaraghavan Sandra Bronston Hi-Chul Mun and Young-Sook Mun Michael Bernstein Thomas Dwyer Alpha Jalloh Gary Miller Jared Ripp Nancy Vitale Marcy Brownson James Nesmith Aman Bhan Lorraine Earle Alexus Jegede Novlet Mills Jane Rivera Ndeye Wade Joel T. Camche and Caren Barbara Oliver Rohit Bhasin Dana Edwards Sarah John Marina Milonova and David Marcia Roberts-Smith John Walz Raine Camche Joan and Charles Platt John Billeci Fred Eirebamen Dikon Johnson Weinstein Mike and Donna Rocks Beverly Ward Lisa Chickering Ann C. Poll Colletia Blair Alecia Elliot Jody Johnson Erica Milton Patricia Rodriguez Roxanne Watson Ronald M. Cohen Ira and Iris Rimerman Annette Bousquet-Maldonado Blanca Escalante Kettra Johnson Amy Mitchell Nausheen Rokerya Roylena Watson-Reynolds Jane P. Coleman Earl S. Roberts Kathy Bowles Stella Etuk Joanne S. Joseph Marianna F. Miyazaki-Grant Barbara Rollins Jennifer F. Whetsell Catherine Dugan Up-Wingers, Inc./F. Schnall Rivkah Brenenson Tania Fairweather Julianne Kasinow Mohamed Monsaray Danny Roman Laura White Joan and Bob Easton Phyllis Schwartz Jennifer Brullo Laura Fanizza Jacqueline Kassman Rosetta Montalbano Risoris Romero Shannon Whittington Lisa Evered Sidney Schwartz Roxanne Bruton Roy and Penny Feldman Geraldine Kauffman Noel Montalvo David Rosales Fenton Williams Claire and Sam Fagin Doris Scott Princess Bryan-Colley Niya Ferdinand Jon Kearney Vena Moore Leslie Rottenberg Jessica Williams Lenuta Ferrary Allison Simms Gweneth Burke Carmel Festa Marianne Kennedy Faye Morgan Nicole Rowe Chrystan Wilson Myrna Fischman Albert L. Siu, MD, MSPH Laura Burris Arthur Fitting Naseebah Khan Georgiana Morgan Miriam Ryvicker Deborah Wilson Chaim Freiberg Beverly Moss Spatt Hiloise Butts Leo Flack-Davison Elizabeth Kislik Priya Motiram Jane Sadowsky Emerith Shaquile Wilson Barbara H. Freitag Beatrice Spillane Lawrence Byrnes Daniel and Marki Flannery Frederick Lambert Nancy Mozes Roxanne Salgado Andrew Wise Audrey Friedland Marian Stadelman Catherine Callaway Tessa Fraser Donna Langlais Jena Murphy Brenda Sand Jonathan Wise Peter H. Gleason Elliot J. Stamler Suellen Callender Ruth Gaeta Robert Lardieri Meghan Murray Anna Savinskaya Kathleen Wolfe Evelyn Goodman Stephanie Stokes Susan Cummins Caputo Scott Gale Melanie LaRose Dianalis Negron Martha Schueneman George Wu Miklos Griesz Simonne Stone Daniel J. Carpenedo Laura Garcia Bonnie Lauder Donna Nelis Hannah Schwartz Shu Ying Zhao Jane M. Heisel Rina Verdi Joan and Tom Cassano Dolly Garcia-Willix Nancy Lazo Barbara Neocleous, RN Stephanie Sengal Malvern Young - Herod Abbe A. Heller Frank and Diane Vigilante Thomas Castaldo Yana Gaybor Mary Leddy Samantha Nicholas Karen Sepulveda Nelly (Young Kim) Frederick L. Jacobson Gretchen Walther Dumler Andria Castellanos Yanniris Germosen Stephen Lee Ifeyinwa Nnajiofor Marshalina Serrano Cindy and Tom Zanca Robert M. Kaufman, Esq Dr. Michael C. Wolf Inga Chakhvashvili Jacqueline M. Gibbons Ramdai Lekhai Denise Noble Chirag Shah Anonymous (20) Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Anonymous (9) Richard Chow Blair Gibbs Rachel Lelia-Schwartz Antonyne Noel Sofya Shell Kramarsky

34 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK 35 Directors and Advisory Committees

VNSNY Board of Directors Andrew N. Schiff, MD,Board Chair Arthur Gurwitz Anne B. Ehrenkranz, PhD, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer Mary R. (Nina) Henderson Margaret A. Bancroft Peter L. Hutchings Douglas D. Broadwater Robert M. Kaufman Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick Arthur Lindenauer Robert C. Daum Joseph D. Mark E. Mary C. Davidson Phyllis J. Mills, BSN, RN Jose M. de Lasa Ellen Moskowitz Eugenie Doyle, MD Carl H. Pforzheimer III Kurt Dudas John P. Rafferty Sarah L. Eames Carol Raphael Raymond Falci Corinne H. Rieder, EdD Marki Flannery Deborah Sale Peter H. Gleason Frank S. Vigilante Betsy F. Gotbaum

Emeritus Directors Claire M. Fagin, PhD, RN, FAAN Juliet Patterson Alice C. Frelinghuysen Ira S. Rimerman John Gordon Paula L. Root Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN Kenneth G. Standard

Advisory Committees

Research Advisory Committee Margaret A. Bancroft, Chair Alvin I. Mushlin, MD, ScM Eugenie Doyle, MD Corinne H. Rieder, EdD, Vice Chair Marki Flannery, ex officio Andrew N. Schiff, MD,ex officio Phyllis J. Mills, BSN, RN

Community Mental Health Advisory Committee Kathryn Haslanger, Chair Phyllis J. Mills, BSN, RN Sheila H. Akabas, PhD Paula L. Root E. Mary C. Davidson Andrew N. Schiff, MD,ex officio Marki Flannery, ex officio

“When I was very sick, VNSNY was literally a life saver. All the nurses were extraordinary, not only technically correct, but always warm and supportive. Bravo, VNSNY! Keep up the good work. You should be supported by all New Yorkers, because you support us when we need it most!” Hester Diamond, VNSNY donor since 2018

VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK 37 Please Help Us Care for vulnerable patients across New York

The kindness and generosity of individuals, foundations, and corporations has helped make everything in this report possible. VNSNY relies on contributions from caring people like you to make our Charitable Care and Community Benefit programs and services available to thousands of our neighbors with nowhere else to turn. Here are some of Our Mission: the ways you can help improve the lives of these underserved New Yorkers: To improve the health and well-being of people through high-quality, cost-effective health care in the home and community Veterans Program); our intimate Food for Thought Cocktail Receptions (to raise funds for our Hospice program); and our volunteer events all allow our friends to either attend or contribute to a special fundraising event. To learn more about our fundraising events, contact John Billeci at [email protected] or 212-609-1565.

Become the newest member of the Lillian Wald Heri- tage Society by making a gift in your estate or retirement plan. Your gift ensures that VNSNY’s compassionate and professional care will support vulnerable New Yorkers for generations to come. Consider a gift in your will. Or receive steady lifetime payments with a gift annuity. You can also include VNSNY as a one of the beneficiaries of your life insurance, living trust, IRA, pension, or other financial account. It will be our pleasure to welcome you!

Make a general contribution or join VNSNY’s Lead- Donate appreciated securities that you have owned ership Council to help provide a comprehensive array for more than one year and receive a tax deduction for the of home health care and community benefit programs to full fair market value of the securities on the day of transfer New York’s most vulnerable residents, regardless of their to VNSNY. circumstance. Contributions help serve those who are chronically and terminally ill, adults and the frail elderly, Become a VNSNY volunteer to touch the lives of our infants, children, and families—New Yorkers, from all walks patients through a wide range of activities. To find out and at all stages of life. how to become a volunteer, call 212-609-1570 or email [email protected]. Leadership Council members give annual contributions to our life-saving and life-enhancing programs at levels ranging from Benefactor at $1,250 to Chairman’s Circle at $25,000+. For more information or to join, visit www.vnsny.org/LCinfo You can use the enclosed gift envelope to make your gift now, or make an Make memorial or tribute gifts for a loved one or to honor a special VNSNY staff member who provides exem- online donation at vnsny.org/donate. plary service. For more information about donating Attend or contribute to a fundraising event. Our annual to VNSNY or supporting a specific program, fall benefit dinner (to raise funds for our Charitable Care please call our Development Office at and Community Benefit programs); our springtime Golf Classic 212-609-1525 or visit www.vnsny.org/giving. (to raise funds for VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care’s Thank you! We Care across New York 2019 VNSNY CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT

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