Hospice Savannah Joins 70 Not-for-Profit Hospice & Serious Illness Care Providers To Launch A Toll-Free 24/7 Hotline by Terri Collins, VP, Business Development & Strategy When faced with a serious illness or need for end-of-life care that they wish to receive at home, many people prefer a not-for-profit hospice and palliative care provider with deep…
Mary’s Story & Why You Should Complete Your Advance Directive Today The following is adapted from a talk given by Hospice Savannah’s President & CEO Dr. Kathleen Benton at a senior living community called The Marshes of Skidaway in Savannah. This article will illustrate how an advance directive is a gift of knowing. A Healthcare…
October 29, 2019 – Hospice Savannah’s Board members and Senior Leadership Team announce that Dr. Sandy Gordon-Kolb will assume the role of Hospice Savannah’s Chief Medical Director. In partnership with community physicians, she will help the rapidly evolving and expanding hospice support patients earlier in the course of their serious illness and through the end…
Funded through a contractual agreement with St. Joseph’s/Candler, our Steward Center for Palliative Care has four Serious Illness Specialists in the Emergency Departments of each hospital. Reporting to Director Tonya Hillis, they meet with patients who present with CHF, COPD or Chronic Pneumonia, and one of five other hospital-identified triggers. The goal is to reduce…
Kate Doran, owner of Savannah Power Yoga and SPRY Mind & Body is coordinating the fourth annual Yoga Relay and silent auction benefiting the Edel Caregiver Institute, a program of not-for-profit Hospice Savannah, Inc. The Yoga Relay is on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at Service Brewing Company, 574 Indian Street, Savannah. Music…
There are many myths associated with morphine and oxycodone use. Both are referred to as “opioids.” They are the two most commonly used opioids in hospice and palliative care. What is morphine? Morphine is a pain reliever that acts directly on the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It is used to relieve moderate…
We were delighted to have Sunday’s front page Savannah Morning News story about our volunteer Teri Yarbrow, Professor of virtual realty at SCAD, and her exciting work with our patients.. Here is the link, or read the full story below. Our thanks to writer Betty Derby for capturing the concepts so well. Chris Shields just…
Our Full Circle Grief and Loss bereavement counselors, volunteers and community partners were recognized by Mutual of America for their “We the Living” program during a special hometown luncheon and award presentation at the Perry Lane Ballroom in Savannah on April 5. The program was named a Merit Finalist Award recipient in the Mutual…
If you care for a loved one with dementia, a serious illness or a disability, we know how overwhelming that can be! Our Edel Caregiver Institute is here to help with free Deep Relaxation Classes. Please pre-register at 912.629.1331. Watch below and join us on Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Restorative Yoga and Deep…
Our 11th Annual Lecture Series, presented by St. Joseph’s/Candler Foundations featured Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, physician, author, bioethicist and Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life at The Vatican. He was joined by ethicist Dr. Kathleen Deloach Benton, our newly appointed President and CEO. Guests at the three events listened intently as they addressed “The Art…