1352 Eisenhower Drive
Savannah, GA 31406
This weekend we held a small ceremony for the Masters and O’Connor families at the veterans’ memorial at Hospice House. The ceremony honored the memory of their loved ones, both of whom were Marines. Mrs. Teresa Masters’ husband, Harry, died under our care on Christmas Eve, 2015, while Mrs. Gloria O’Connor’s husband, Donald, died under…
Our mission keeps us focused on providing our community the best services and resources on living with a life-limiting illness, dying, death, grief and loss throughout Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty and Long counties. However, with community support and the work of our Foundation, we are much more than hospice. We provide grief support to anyone…
Our Foundation is excited to open our new Thrift Shoppe next month. Stay tuned for the date! We have hired Bonnie Starr as the store manager, have signage ordered, are busily making the inside look enticing, and are hiring volunteers! Please help us stock the Shoppe by dropping off your donations during the work week…
Please join us at the community panel and complimentary lunch on Friday at noon at the Mercer Auditorium, 1250 E. 66th Street in Savannah! Our panel of spiritual leaders will discuss “The Caregiver Crisis and how Religious Communities can Help” as part of our 9th annual Hospice Savannah lecture series. Medical professionals can earn CEU’s…
Hospice Savannah used to have a tag line for its advertising that read “Adding Life to Days”. Even though we don’t use that tagline much anymore, we certainly still believe it! It is a difficult time of year to make end-of-life decisions, but sometimes situations are thrust upon us and we need help…Even during the…
We are always so grateful when community members come up with ways to support us! We recently learned that Dr. Allison Witherow of Allison Animal Care on Mall Blvd. is selling T-shirts to fund raise for our Pet Peace of Mind program. She says, “I have a dear friend named Lisa Morgan. I met her…
We are so thankful when grateful family members hold benefits on our behalf! Local painter Ann Lutz has received Hospice Savannah’s support for seven family members (read her story here). In gratitude for our services she is donating 100% of proceeds from the sale of her colorful work hung in the W Salon. Newly relocated…
Many of you have seen the moving U Tube clip of Henry, an elderly non-communicative nursing home patient “coming alive” as he hears music from his favorite artist Cab Calloway playing though headphones. The clip, which went viral with more than 11 millions views, is taken from the 2012 documentary Alive Inside: A Story of…
Not every one has the time to go through our extensive volunteer training and volunteer on a regular basis, but hosting a snack drive is an easy and meaningful way for community volunteer groups, Sunday school classes, school groups, etc. to help Hospice Savannah! Our Hospice House volunteers stock a Hospice House Family Kitchen. It’s…
One of the most healing things we can offer exhausted caregivers at the Edel Caregiver Institute is an hour of deep breathing and relaxation, coupled with some basic stretching yoga poses. Caregivers are notoriously bad about taking time for themselves, but when they do, they can be deeply restored. The yoga community has been very…