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 Going The Extra Mile...The History of Home Nursing Agency An 18th Century French Writer once wrote, "To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe." A consortium of local professionals, spearheaded by Dr. Michael Denny, personified those words when they recognized the urgent need for quality health care in Blair County and then established a non-profit organization - the Blair County Collaborating Home Nursing Agency, now referred to solely as Home Nursing Agency. With great diligence and momentum, this grassroots effort collaborated with medical, surgical, and home health care groups or agencies to provide skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services as well as medical social services and home health aide services on a visiting basis at the residence of the individual in need of care. Today, this collaboration remains strong and viable - and is rising to new heights everyday as evidenced in this historical overview. Initially, the Agency employed six nurses, serving residents of Altoona and Hollidaysburg from an office at Valley View Nursing Home. More than 40 years later, the Agency has evolved into a trusted leader in the community health network with 1,000 employees serving more than 20,000 people in nineteen counties. Also, the Agency has maintained its unwavering pledge to deliver uncompromising patient care despite the challenges and adversities on the healthcare front. 
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