Who We Are
NVNA and Hospice delivers high quality patient care in the comforting environment of home. We are neighbors helping neighbors by promoting wellness and public health services in our community.
Our Role on the South Shore
For over 100 years, NVNA and Hospice has been a cornerstone of our community. Founded in 1920 in Norwell, our organization was built on a foundation of neighbors helping neighbors. We continually seek to elevate the standard of care for patients with complex health issues and individuals who are terminally ill.
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NVNA and Hospice serves 5,000 families each year in 27 South Shore communities. We are the premier independent non-profit visiting nurse organization in the region, and our patients and their families always come first. We offer compassionate care wherever you call home, whether you live in a private home, nursing or assisted living facility, or our Pat Roche Hospice Home in Hingham.
Who We Serve
Today, Norwell VNA has evolved into NVNA and Hospice, offering over 27 communities on Boston’s South Shore a variety of home health, palliative, hospice care, and public health services, The Pat Roche Hospice Home in Hingham, NVNA SUPPORTS, and NVNA WORKS (private duty care).
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Abington • Braintree • Bridgewater • Carver • Cohasset • Duxbury • East Bridgewater • Halifax • Hanover • Hanson • Hingham • Holbrook • Hull • Kingston • Marshfield • Milton • Norwell • Pembroke • Plymouth • Plympton • Quincy • Randolph • Rockland • Scituate • West Bridgewater • Weymouth • Whitman
Our History
NVNA first opened its doors in 1920—car doors, that is. The mission of one single nurse traveling around the town of Norwell to visit homebound patients in the wake of a pandemic has traversed an entire century.
It is now a vibrant organization bringing compassionate care to the region. Our future involves the highest level of care in all our disciplines: nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, home health aides, social work, and spiritual care.
Meet The Team
Renee McInnes, MBA, RN
CEO
Renee McInnes, MBA, RN is Chief Executive Officer of NVNA and Hospice. A graduate of Bridgewater State University and Lawrence Memorial School of Nursing, McInnes completed her MBA at Fitchburg State University.
McInnes began her NVNA and Hospice tenure as a front line nurse on the road before serving as a Nurse Case Manager, Director of Admissions, Vice President of Business Development, and now CEO.
A former Chair of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, McInnes also serves on the Board of Directors for the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts and Visiting Nurse Association of New England.
Karen Johnson (Hingham, MA)
Elena Kirkiles (Norwell, MA)
Linda Mahonen (Pembroke, MA)
Renee McInnes (Norwell, MA)
Kendra McKinley (Norwell, MA)
Donna Pineau, Ph.D. (Duxbury, MA)
Deirdre Prescott (Cohasset, MA)
William Scalzulli, President (Norwell, MA)
Board of Directors
Karen Mullaney, President
Mary Sweeney, Vice President
John Burke, Treasurer
Ben Bembenek, Clerk
Alan Berrick, M.D.
Anita Comerford
Claudia Dolphin
Shaun Golden
(Hingham)
(Milton)
(Boston)
(Marshfield)
(Hingham)
(Plymouth)
(Hingham)
(Cohasset)
Karen Johnson
Elena Kirkiles
Linda Mahonen
Renee McInnes
Kendra McKinley
Donna Pineau, Ph.D.
Deirdre Prescott
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(Hingham)
(Norwell)
(Pembroke)
(Norwell)
(Norwell)
(Duxbury)
(Cohasset)
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Award-Winning Care
Five star patient experience rating
