Comcast Newsmakers Interviews VNA Health Care CEO & President Linnea Windel
On February 10, 2022, Linnea Windel, President & CEO of VNA Health Care was interviewed by Comcast Newsmaker to discuss VNA’s mission to improve health equity and reduce health disparities with high quality, accessible, and compassionate care delivered in VNA Health Centers, community settings and patient homes. Linnea discussed the vital importance of removing cost barriers to care and how VNA was founded over 100 years ago in 1918 to do just that.
VNA is now the largest Health Center serving suburban Chicago with 16 locations and over 75,000 patients. Linnea emphasized, “We provide all the comprehensive primary care in clinics as well as Medicare certified home health and hospice and even medical house calls.”
In order to reduce impediments to health care and to get care to the most vulnerable in the surrounding communities, VNA accepts everyone regardless of ability of pay. If individuals are going to pay out of pocket, costs are based on a sliding fee scale based on income and family size.
At the beginning of the pandemic VNA quickly turned to telemedicine to provide more care. Drive-up testing services were opened at various clinic locations. COVID-19 vaccination services were also provided once the vaccine was made available. Staff have administered over 90,000 vaccines through VNA clinics, community events, and to the homebound.
As a final note, Linnea stated, “All of us contribute to the health of the community. It (Health Care) is very important for us individually as well as keeping our whole community safe and healthy”.
Click to view the complete interview: https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2022/2/10/VNA-Health-Care