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My  gratitude to the  National Elementary Honor Society members of Savannah Christian Preparatory School who led  a food drive at their prospective campuses to benefit our patients and their families. Faculty members and NEHS sponsors, Christine Wigand and Brenda Caruthers, directed students in their Spring community service project efforts as they collected snacks from the…

Last week I had the great pleasure of attending the National Hospice and Palliative Care’s annual leadership conference in Washington, DC with my new Board Chair, Myra Hill. In the words of my fellow hospice professional Andrew Reed, “Doing Hospice and doing it well have never been easy things. Hospice isn’t a fun place right…

At yesterday’s Annual Meeting, Myra Hill (pictured)  was elected Chair of our  Board of Directors for 2104-2015. Bruce Barragan was named Vice Chair; E.B. (Zeke) Gaines, III was named Secretary; Paul Meyer was named Treasurer, and William A. Baker, Jr. became Past Chair. I look forward to continuing to work with these dedicated volunteers and…

This week I’d like to address the confusion that exists about the various hospices in our area as it relates to giving. In evaluating any business, I look at the following criteria: Does the business have a proven record of successfully providing the services needed? Do I know anyone who has used the services and…

Our Hospice House patients are the most recent recipients of Savannah’s First Ever Crowd Sourced Yarn Bomb at Green Truck Neighborhood Pub on Habersham Street. Yarn bombing, urban knitting or graffiti knitting is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colorful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fiber rather than paint or chalk. …

The Salute to Senior Service Contest, sponsored  by the Home Instead Senior Care network, recognizes the inspiring efforts of everyday seniors and highlights the benefits of volunteering. Hospice Savannah is participating again this year by nominating our beloved Les Wilkes (pictured with former volunteer Jean Beltramini).This kind and humble man has given us 139 family…

Every spring, I look forward to working with the children and youth at our annual bereavement camp, Camp Aloha.  Hospice Savannah’s employees and volunteers join together to work with kids who have recently lost a loved one, by providing a weekend of therapeutic fun.  It is very rewarding to see the children have some time…

“Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” Martin Luther King,  Jr. Join me on Monday as we march in the Parade through downtown…

I am very proud to report that we now have a total of 34 employees certified by the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses. Such expertise really  demonstrates our organization’s commitment to clinical excellence and quality in the provision of care to our patients and families facing life-liming illnesses. Additionally we…

It’s hard to believe it will be Thanksgiving next week…just where did the year go? It is such a busy time with such a lot of events on people’s social calendars! I hope you may be able to carve out  a little time to visit our Art Gallery this Friday evening between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.…