Visiting Nurses Association celebrating 105th year

YOUNGSTOWN — Free health clinics are the newest way that the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Youngstown is serving its clients as the organization celebrates its 105th year in the city.

The clinics, from 9 a.m. to noon on the third Tuesday of each month, feature a different type of health care each month to go along with the usual things, such as blood pressure screening and medication checks, said Suzanne Tucci, VNA executive director

On Tuesday, Youngstown Hearing and Speech Center conducted hearing assessments, said Tucci, who began as a nurse at VNA 20 years ago.

Tucci, who was an oncology nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital before coming to VNA, said there is little staff turnover at VNA because the nurses are caring, compassionate people who love what they do.

“I think that says a lot for the agency and the type of work. You have to like home care. You are a guest in a patient’s home,” she said.

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