Hallmark Health VNA and Hospice Named a Top Home Health Care Provider

            Diane Farraher-Smith, RN, MBA, MSN, executive director of Hallmark Health Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, announces that the agency has again been named to the HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. This annual review identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Award recipients are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement, and financial performance.

            "The award demonstrates our agencies' commitment to providing our patients with the best possible care while performing at the highest level," says Farraher-Smith.  "We credit our exceptional clinical and support teams, as well as our office staff, with our agency's ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite. Our agency's philosophy is to provide truly personalized care.  We achieve this by listening and responding to our patients and their caregivers. Our team approach to care, which includes the patient, patient's caregivers, physicians, and the entire clinical team, allows us to obtain the best possible outcomes," she says.

            Hallmark Health VNA and Hospice is a not-for-profit agency serving twenty-three cities and towns in the Greater Boston/Northern suburbs.  The agency, which is 110 years old, is a leading home health and hospice provider in Massachusetts.  In addition to general home health care and hospice services, the agency offers specialty programs, which include Diabetes, Angina, Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, and Palliative Care/Bridge. Telemonitoring, Skin and Wound Care, Total Joint Replacement, Alzheimer's disease, and Maternal/Child Health. Community Outreach Programs and Bereavement and Caregiver Support Groups are also provided through the agency.  For further information, please call Hallmark Health VNA and Hospice's Program Development Department at (781) 338-7903.