Chicopee VNA Earns National Ranking

CHICOPEE — Chicopee Visiting Nurse Assoc. has been named to the 2006 HomeCare Elite, an inaugural compilation of top-quality home care providers nationwide.

The ranking honors Medicare-certified agencies whose performance measures in quality, improvement, and financial performance rank in the top 25{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of providers nationwide, as determined by OCS Inc., a national provider of health care information, and Decision Health, publisher of the newsletter Home Health Line.

“We applaud the success of all the providers named to the 2006 HomeCare Elite,” said Bill Bassett, senior director of market strategy at OCS Inc. “Being noted as one of the top providers in the nation in this very competitive environment shows that Chicopee VNA is dedicated to quality and performance.”

“As performance improvement, both clinical and financial, continues to be a critical metric for home care agencies, it’s wonderful that we now have an award that recognizes our industry’s highest achievers,” added Tonya Nevin, executive publisher of Home Health Line.

Vernon Campbell, director of the Chicopee VNA, credited a dedicated staff and hard work with achieving the high ranking.

The data used for the analysis was gathered from publicly available information. The entire list of 2006 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed online atwww.ocsys.com.