Mission Statement
To promote and facilitate the highest possible quality of life during a life-limiting illness. To ably and compassionately assist families during the bereavement process, and to continuously exemplify the hospice philosophy of preserving patient choice and patient dignity.
Hospice Philosophy
- Hospice is not a place but a concept of palliative medical care
- Hospice care is active; it aims to lessen the severity of symptoms associated with terminal illnesses.
- Hospice recognizes the right of every person and family to participate in the final stage of the journey of life.
- Hospice recognizes patients and their families as the unit of care.
- Hospice acknowledges the right of patients and families to participate in establishing a plan of care.
- Hospice recognizes the patient's environment, which includes the home, the family, and the caregiver as the setting in which to achieve the most effective care.
- Hospice considers pain control an appropriate clinical goal; pain may be physical, emotional, spiritual, or financial in nature.
- Hospice considers a bereavement program for surviving families and caregivers as an essential part of care.
