ROCHESTER – Cornerstone VNA, a local nonprofit home health provider, welcomes Amy Dumont, DNP, APRN-BC, to their thriving Palliative Care Team as a nurse practitioner providing inpatient Palliative Care consultations at York Hospital, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, and Frisbie Memorial Hospital. Palliative Care is specialized medical care provided by a Nurse Practitioner to help patients manage symptoms related to complex illnesses such as cancer, advanced cardiac disease, and advanced respiratory disease. 
 
Amy's extensive community Palliative Care experience and expertise significantly enhance Cornerstone VNA's dedication to delivering outstanding care and support to patients, giving them more control over their illness and improving their quality of life. Amy shares, “My passion is delivering patient and family-centered supportive Palliative Care, and I am excited to partner with Cornerstone VNA for the opportunity to extend this service to our local in-patient settings.”
 
"We are excited to welcome Amy to Cornerstone VNA," said Julie Reynolds, RN, MS, President/CEO of Cornerstone VNA. "We have seen firsthand how Palliative Care positively impacts the lives of people living with chronic illnesses by providing improved coordination of care and symptom management. We are excited that patients and families will benefit from Amy’s expertise at these three top-notch Seacoast medical facilities.”
 
Please join Cornerstone VNA in welcoming Amy!
 
Cornerstone VNA currently serves Rockingham, Strafford, Belknap and Carroll Counties in New Hampshire and York County in Maine. The team at Cornerstone VNA provides award-winning care and support through five distinct programs: Home Care, Hospice Care, Palliative Care, Life Care-Private Duty, and Community Care. For over 111 years, Cornerstone VNA has been committed to bringing services to people of all ages so that families can stay together at home, even when facing the challenges of aging, surgical recovery, chronic or life-threatening illnesses or end-of-life care. To learn more about Cornerstone VNA, visit www.cornerstonevna.org or call 800-691-1133.