The Visiting Nurse Service of NY is a non-profit home health care agency serving NYC, Nassau and Westchester.
It has been our mission to provide quality healthcare to all regardless of their ability to pay.

Description and/or History:
The Visiting Nurse Service was founded in 1893 and is the nation's oldest and largest home health care agency. Every day our nurses, rehabilitation specialists, social workers and home health aides make over 30,000 home visits. We offer a range of services including acute care, long-term care, rehab, hospice, palliative care, Aids/HIV services, mental health services, and services for families with children who have chronic illnesses and disabilities. We provide approximately 20 million dollars in charitable care each year to patients who are unable to pay for services.

Contact person: Helen Rubinstein, Volunteer Coordinator, (718) 888-6763, (email)

Address:

61-10 Queens Blvd 2nd Floor Big 6 Shopping Center Woodside, NY 11363 (See a map)

Directions:

LIRR to Woodside Station. On 61st Street walk north 1 block to Woodside avenue. Righ on Woodside Ave (west) to 60th St. and turn left walking south to Queens Blvd. Cross Queens Blvd to Big 6 Shopping Center. Enter through glass door between Key Foods and Shoe Repair. Take elevator to 2nd floor. #7 Train - Stop is Woodside/61st Street. See direction above. Q60 Bus runs along Queens Blvd. Get off at 60 St. Westbound cross street to Big Six Shopping Center. Eastbound walk east 1/2 block to shopping center. Day care center is on 2nd floor. Enter glass door between Key Foods and Shoe Repair.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: #7 Train - Woodside Station,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5 minutes   Nearest Bus Stop: Q60, 1 minute minute walk