HISTORY
The Bethel Visiting Nurse Association was founded in 1927 by a group of public-spirited women who met regularly at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church in Bethel. Our VNA began with one nurse, Sara Baldwin, who served as both a home care nurse and school nurse for the Town of Bethel.

A voluntary board of directors has guided the Bethel VNA through decades of growth and change. Our roots in the communities we serve are strengthened through the contributions of these community leaders, local health care experts and dedicated area residents.

MISSION STATEMENT
It is the mission of the Bethel Visiting Nurse Association to provide compassionate, professional health care to community residents, from prenatal services through end-of-life care; to foster and promote wellness and, in times of illness, to provide health care with dignity in the comfort of residents’ homes; and to provide quality services to our patients and to the communities we serve in accordance with the highest professional and ethical standards.

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Since 1968, the Edna Mary Cargill Scholarship has been awarded annually to Bethel residents who are in high school or college and are majoring or plan to major in nursing or a related medical field. This scholarship memorializes Edna Mary Cargill, a Bethel VNA nurse who was both a school and home care nurse. Her descendants still live in Bethel.

Contact Bethel VNA to obtain application materials or click here to e-mail your completed application form.