Maimonides, Visiting Nurse Service team up to promote health
Nurses embedded in doctor’s offices advise patients
Maimonides Medical Center is one of the largest hospitals in Brooklyn, but part of its mission is to keep people healthy so that they don’t have to go to the hospital. As part of that mission, Maimonides has teamed up with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) on an innovative project designed to promote healthier lifestyle choices for chronically ill residents.
Under a new program called Community Care Brooklyn, Maimonides and VNSNY work with residents with illnesses like asthma and diabetes on ways to stay healthy.
The initiative involves the formation of coalitions among local health providers with the aim of reducing avoidable hospital admissions and emergency room usage.