Visiting Nursing Association of WNY (VNA)

Congrats to Paula F. for being a top blood donor for ConnectLife and earning a Buffalo Bills prize pack! Your donations make a significant impact on our community and we cannot thank you enough for donating. #LetsGoBills

Big game today Buffalo! We are so excited to cheer on the Buffalo Bills tonight. Our staff have been showing their #BillsPride all season long. We are proud to be the Official Healthcare Provider of the Buffalo Bills! #LetsGoBills https://flic.kr/s/aHsmTCCKrK

We are ready for the big game tomorrow, are you? Let's Go Bills! Buffalo Bills

November is National #HomeCare Month. Our staff at the Visiting Nursing Association of WNY is taking all of the necessary safety precautions to treat our patients in the comfort of their own homes. We are so proud of our team here at the VNA and appreciate all of their efforts to continue to provide compassionate care to our patients. www.vnawny.org

It's been a busy few weeks here across Kaleida Health! We began offering the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible employees on a voluntary basis on December 14. We continue to work with the NYSDOH to receive doses and determine who is eligible. Our goal is to ultimately offer the vaccine to any employee that would like one. We do not know the timing of when the vaccine will be offered to our patients or the general public but will be sure to share updates as we receive them. The vaccine is such a crucial step in to help stop the spread of #COVID19. http://ow.ly/prPO50D3sc2

Colorectal surgeon Dr. Timothy Adams does his part in the fight against the pandemic by getting his COVID-19 vaccine. Photo by Joe Cascio. #KaleidaStrong #COVIDVaccine

Yesterday we began offering the #COVID19Vaccine to our Visiting Nursing Association of WNY clinical staff. We continue to work with the NYS Department of Health to roll out the vaccines to our employees as efficiently as possible. The vaccine plays such an important role in helping to stop the spread of #COVID19.

Home Health Nurse at the Visiting Nursing Association of WNY, Lori Cortez was one of the first staff members deployed to assist at our COVID-19 testing sites. Lori flourished in this role and under her leadership at one point the site was seeing upwards of 250 patients per day. Lori said, ‘COVID has been tough on all of us. If I can help make the testing experience a little easier for someone then I know I’m doing my part. Especially kids, if they’re scared, I do everything I can do try to calm them down.’ Please consider donating $21 to our COVID-19 relief fund to help Lori and the team at the VNA of WNY at www.gifttohealth.com

Cardiologist Dr. George Matthews does his part in flattening the curve and crushing COVID by getting his first of two vaccine shots. #KaleidaStrong #COVID19Vaccine

All December, Starbucks will be offering free coffee to any person who identifies as a frontline responder to the coronavirus pandemic. Thank you all for your help in the fight against #COVID19, especially members of our Kaleida Health team. http://ow.ly/fhUc50CG904

Buffalo, we ask that you please continue to mask up for us so we can care for you! Together we can save lives. Masks help protect you and others from #COVID19. Please share this to encourage others to continue to #WearAMask.

Have you gotten your flu shot yet? Dr. Manoj Mammen explains why it is so important to get the flu vaccine this season. For a list of our Kaleida Health community clinics visit https://www.kaleidahealth.org/Flu/ #GetYourFluShot

Kaleida Health received its first supply of COVID-19 vaccines today and began vaccinations late this afternoon for physicians, nurses and staff that work in high risk areas across the health system. Shawn Covell, a critical care nurse in the intensive care unit at Buffalo General Medical Center was the first frontline healthcare worker at Kaleida Health to receive the vaccine. Laura Goetz, a nurse in Employee Health at Buffalo General Medical Center administered the vaccine. Photo by Joe Cascio. #COVID19Vaccine #KaleidaStrong

National Pharmacy Week is October 18-24. Thank you to all of the pharmacists across Kaleida Health for your invaluable contributions toward patient care. We appreciate all of your hard work! #PharmacyWeek

#ThrowbackThursday to last year's ribbon cutting ceremony for our Visiting Nursing Association of WNY Erie County office located at 650 Airborne Parkway in Cheektowaga! We love our beautiful new home for home care.

The Visiting Nursing Association of WNY is #Hiring! We are looking for RN's and Licensed Practical Nurses to join our team. Apply today at www.vnawny.org/careers #WNYJobs #RN #LPN #HomeCare

Have you gotten your flu shot yet? Make plans to get vaccinated early in fall, before flu season begins. The CDC recommends that people get a flu vaccine by the end of October. For a schedule of Kaleida Health flu clinics click here: https://www.kaleidahealth.org/flu/ #GetYourFluShot

Our local blood supply is running critically low. That is why ConnectLife is asking everyone who is healthy and eligible to please donate blood. Donating to ConnectLife ensures that your blood will stay local and help our patients right here in WNY. Make an appointment at ConnectLife.org/KeepitHere or call 716-529-4270.

Tomorrow get your flu shot at the DeGraff Community Center. Please wear a mask and bring your insurance card. High dose vaccines ‘over 65’ will be available at all clinics, depending on availability of supply. Don’t wait; protect yourself and others by getting your flu shot.

Last Friday, our VNA Erie office staff held a food donation drive for @feedmorewny and received their flu shots. Congratulations to Iris on winning the Amazon gift card! Thank you to everyone who donated and made a difference in our community.

Don't forget, this Saturday, October 10, the DeGraff Community Center will be offering a flu clinic to the public. Please wear a mask and bring your insurance card. High dose vaccines ‘over 65’ will be available at all clinics, depending on availability of supply. Don’t wait; protect yourself and others by getting your flu shot.

This year, it’s more important than ever to get your flu shot. The DeGraff Community Center will be offering flu clinics to the public. Please wear a mask and bring your insurance card. High dose vaccines ‘over 65’ will be available at all clinics, depending on availability of supply. Don’t wait; protect yourself and others by getting your flu shot.

Flu vaccine prevents millions of illnesses and flu-related doctor’s visits each year. For example, the CDC reports that during 2018-2019, flu vaccination prevented an estimated 4.4 million influenza illnesses, 2.3 million influenza-associated medical visits, 58,000 influenza-associated hospitalizations, and 3,500 influenza-associated deaths. When are you getting your flu shot? http://ow.ly/8y4050BDtuA

On tonight's Great Lakes Health Radio show, Dr. Mammen will discuss the importance of getting your flu shot this year. Tune in to Power 96.5 at 10 p.m. tonight http://power965radio.com/