VCHS Hospice Celebrates Love and Care of Hospice

November 3, 2009

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and hospices across the country are reaching out to raise awareness about important care issues for people coping with life-limiting illness.

"Last year more than 6,500 Nebraskans received care from a hospice provider," said Patricia Snyder, executive director of the state's hospice association, the Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Partnership (NHPCP).  "These professionals are experts at providing a kind of care that provides pain management, symptom control, psychosocial support, and spiritual care to patients and their families."

"As hospice professionals, our mission is to serve patients and families, and we're committed to making sure they receive the care they need and want.  National Hospice and Palliative Care Month provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the options of care available," Carol Schroeder, Director of Valley County Health System Hospice, added.

To help people learn more about hospice and palliative care, Valley County Health System Hospice will host a Holiday Happenings Open House on Tuesday, November 17th, from 2-4 pm in the Home Health/Hospice office at 400 S. 23rd Street in Ord.  For more information, call 308-728-3114.

Information about hospice, palliative care and advance care planning is available at nehospice.org.  Valley County Health System Hospice is a member of NHPCP.