As President and Chief Executive Officer of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Marki Flannery oversees the largest not-for-profit home- and community-based health care organization in the United States. With annual revenues of approximately $2 billion and over 13,000 employees serving the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties, and parts of upstate New York, VNSNY offers a comprehensive array of programs and health plans designed to meet the diverse health care needs of their patients and members. On any given day, VNSNY has over 48,000 patients and members in its care.
Ms. Flannery joined VNSNY in 1982 and transferred to Partners in Care, VNSNY’s licensed home care agency, in 1983. In 1996, she was appointed President of Partners in Care. Under her guidance, Partners in Care became the largest agency of its kind in the greater New York City area, expanding staffing, service geography, and growth in its different product lines. Ms. Flannery went on to serve as VNSNY’s Executive Vice President and Chief of Provider Operations from 2015 to 2017. After five months away from the organization, she returned in April 2018 in her current position as President and CEO.
With over 35 years of home health care experience, Ms. Flannery is a frequent presenter at statewide and national conferences, and has held leadership positions in a number of industry associations. In addition to being published in various home care journals, she has been a featured blogger on the Huffington Post. Ms. Flannery holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees from New York University.