Chamber Member of the Week: Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky – The Owensboro Times

Hospice | Photograph by Ryan Richardson

Greater than 40 years in the past at Trinity Episcopal Church, The Rev. Gledon Coppick, Alice Bagot, Ann Greer, and Bea Lennox joined forces to make sure nobody would die in ache or alone. Their dedication led to the formation of Hospice care in Owensboro and Daviess County.

The Hospice Affiliation was included on July 7, 1980, and served its first affected person in 1982. Twelve years after working solely on the energy of its volunteers, the group grew to become Medicare-certified.

The companies then expanded to Hancock, Hopkins, and Muhlenberg counties.

“Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky gives a specialised service that focuses on offering individualized care to assist folks dwell with dignity by means of the ultimate phases of life,” stated Hannah Cecil. “Our devoted workers works exhausting to supply wonderful care.”

The Heartford Home opened in Owensboro in October 2013 as the primary free-standing inpatient Hospice facility in Western Kentucky. Positioned on Previous Hartford Highway, the institution gives a substitute for hospitalization by offering around-the-clock take care of these Hospice sufferers whose diseases require extra intense symptom administration.

“We serve sufferers from all walks of life and ages, together with pediatrics. We’re proud to say nobody is ever turned away for his or her lack of ability to pay,” Cecil stated. “Hospice has probably served somebody , whether or not or not it’s a member of the family, good friend, or neighbor.”

Hospice additionally gives bereavement companies, counseling, and grief teams to households following the demise of a cherished one. They provide these companies to all members of the group.

The group takes satisfaction in calling Owensboro house, citing the local people as the muse for its success.

“Being part of Owensboro is unbelievable as a result of the group is so supportive of our mission,” Cecil stated. “Now we have an amazing group of volunteers which can be integral to our work. To assist in giving again, we’ve a program known as, ‘Hospice Cares, Hospice Provides.’”

This system consists of workers members often taking part in a volunteer capability, typically gathering objects for donation or serving at an area homeless shelter.

Following a rebranding course of, the group is now known as Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky (HPC). Nonetheless, Cecil desires to make sure the group they’re underneath the identical nice possession and management.

“There’s a stigma that Hospice means giving up,” Cecil stated. “This couldn’t be farther from the reality. Hospice helps people spend high quality time with household and encourages them to dwell their life to the fullest. Whereas we will’t add days to life, we will add life to days.”

The Chamber Member of the Week program is a membership good thing about the Higher Owensboro Chamber of Commerce. Based in 1913, the Higher Owensboro Chamber of Commerce has labored to supply beneficial advantages and companies to member companies and people for over a century.

In the present day, with a membership base of almost 1,000, the Chamber is a guiding drive in group and enterprise improvement initiatives, serving as the middle of enterprise advocacy for the Higher Owensboro area. 

To study extra about turning into the Chamber Member of the Week or inquire about Chamber membership, contact Shelly Nichols, Chamber Vice President, at 270-926-1860 or [email protected]