Quality health care right at your home
A mission-driven community nonprofit with a Colorado legacy more than 135 years long
Colorado Visiting Nurse Association provides the most appropriate range of health care solutions to allow people to remain independent while healing or aging at home.
Nursing Care in Your Home
Colorado’s leading nonprofit health care agency for people and their families, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association (CVNA) provides quality and compassionate care, ranging from preventive to recovery to end-of-life, in the home and community.
We address people’s unique needs, supporting their optimal well-being, independence and dignity. Our care enables people to remain active members of their communities.
- Quality and compassion drive business, not profits
- Over 3,000 years of licensed caregivers’ expertise on staff
- Specially trained and certified Clinical RN Specialists with expertise in wound care and infusion therapy provide evidence-based education for our staff and direct patient care for complex cases
- Electronic medical records improve communication and streamline workflow, giving patients what they need when they need it
Our History
Founded by community volunteers in 1889 as the Denver Flower Mission dedicated to comforting Denver’s sick and poor, Visiting Nurse Association was Colorado’s first home healthcare agency.
More than 132 years later, Colorado VNA’s compassionate, dedicated and experienced healthcare professionals are recognized for their expert, personal medical attention and for their strong tradition of assuring continuity of care while creating warm relationships with our patients.
Our Leadership Team
The wide variety of experience, education, and skill set that our leadership brings to the Colorado Visiting Nurse Association creates a truly dynamic environment, beneficial to our patients and employees alike.
- Ernesto Lopez – President
- Dr. Pradeep Rai – Chief Medical Officer
- Tiffeny Swenby – Vice President of Operations
- Cammy Smith, BSN, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical Services – Hospice
Our Values
What Makes Colorado Visiting Nurse Association Stand Out
- Four-star rated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Meets or exceeds national averages on CMS quality measures and scores
- Honored with the SHP Best Premier Performer 2019 patient satisfaction award from Strategic Healthcare Programs
- Low Readmission Rates – Ranked in top 7% Nationally (Data Source: Strategic Healthcare Programs, 7/1/11-6/30/12)
What this Means To You
Colorado VNA patients benefit from:
- Consistent standards of care
- Care coordination amongst health care provides
- Preventive patient education
