VNHC is a non profit home health and hospice care organization. The agency has provided quality home care to our community since 1908. Our mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive home-health, hospice and related services necessary to promote the well-being of all community residents, including those unable to pay.

Description:
VNHC currently serves over 2,000 patients annually, as well as thousands of their family members. We make over 20,000 home visits a year, 54% for hospice care and 46% for health care. Our Community Loan Closet makes available needed medical equipment free of charge to over 1,000 families each year and we manage a home like 6 bed residential facility known as Serenity House providing care to the terminally ill.

History:
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care has served the Santa Barbara community since 1908 with home health care and since 1980 with hospice care as well. We are the largest home health provider in Santa Barbara.

Contact people:

Michelle Cervantez, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Linda Martin, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (805) 690-6297

Address:

222 E. Canon Perdido St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.vnhcsb.org

Directions:

South Bound 101: Exit Garden St., go 6 blocks up to Canon Perdido, Make a Left on to Canon Perdido and we are 2 blocks up on your left hand side. North Bound 101: Exit Carillo St., Make a Left (going. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: Metropolitan Transit District, 10 minute walk