On February 9, 1950, Rita Kane, Patrick O’Neill-Hayes, Dean Lewis, Ann Leys and Helen McLeish filed paperwork to form Newport Public Health Nursing Association, Inc. Nurses and staff traveled throughout Newport making home visits, holding flu clinics and well-baby clinics.
Today, the Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice, has over 200 employees, with the same mission as the founders, to provide optimal health and quality of life for individuals and families throughout Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts.
Website: https://visitingnursehh.org/