Visiting Nurse / Hospice Atlanta Blogs

Aug 22 2016

Pay It Forward: Volunteer Opportunities with Hospice Atlanta

With Labor Day approaching, it's a great time to remember that not all important and meaningful work comes with a paycheck. Volunteering for a local organization is a good way to give back to your community by enriching the lives of others and yourself. With kids...

Aug 03 2016

National Immunization Awareness Month: Get Ready to Go Back to School

Back-to-school season is a great time for people of all ages to remember to get up-to-date on vaccinations. National Immunization Awareness Month in August helps draw attention to how vaccinations can help prevent kids and adults from getting diseases, especially life-threatening illnesses. Vaccines have almost completely eliminated...

Jul 25 2016

Social Justice for All

In 1893, 123 years ago, the Visiting Nurse movement began in New York City. It was then that Lillian Wald, the first public health nurse in the United States, began seeing vulnerable people on the lower east side of Manhattan. Back then the Lower East Side...

Jul 19 2016

It is Easier Than You Think to Leave a Meaningful Legacy

When you make financial plans to build a legacy, the assets you built over a lifetime can continue to work for causes that are important to you. Many of Visiting Nurse's donors are grateful patients or family members who have experienced firsthand the exceptional care we...

Jul 11 2016

20th Anniversary of Hospice Atlanta Center

Visiting Nurse Health System celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Andrew and Eula Carlos Hospice Atlanta Center, which provides compassionate and professional hospice care to patients and their loved ones.