Hospices

The mission of Hospice of the Red River Valley is to provide comfort and care through life’s journey.

OUR MISSION IS TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND DIGNITY OF LIFE THROUGH COMPASSIONATE HOSPICE CARE AT THE END OF LIFE, PALLIATIVE CARE FOR THOSE WITH ADVANCED ILLNESS, AND THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

ADVANCING PHILANTHROPY TO ENABLE COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA TO FULFILL ITS MISSION AND VISION OF CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

SUNCOAST HOSPICE'S MISSION IS TO BE THE CENTER TO IMPROVE LIFE FOR THOSE TOUCHED BY ADVANCED ILLNESS, DEATH, DYING, GRIEF, BEREAVEMENT AND OTHER END-OF-LIFE ISSUES.

HOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE PROVIDES PALLIATIVE END-OF-LIFE CARE, CAREGIVER SUPPORT, AND BEREAVEMENT SERVICES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN OHIO. IN CELEBRATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL WORTH OF EACH LIFE, WE STRIVE TO RELIEVE SUFFERING, ENHANCE COMFORT, PROMOTE QUALITY LIFE, FOSTER CHOICE IN END-OF-LIFE CARE AND SUPPORT EFFECTIVE GRIEVING.

BRINGING COMFORT, DIGNITY, AND COMPASSIONATE CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

TIDEWELL HOSPICE'S MISSION IS HELPING PEOPLE LIVE WELL BY PROVIDING CARE, COMFORT AND COMPASSION. WHILE HONORING HUMAN DIGNITY AND PERSONAL CHOICE, TIDEWELL TREATS THE WHOLE PERSON THROUGH QUALITY EN-OF-LIFE PROGRAMS THAT FULFILL PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS.

SEE SCHEDULE O

The mission of Hospice of Palm Beach County, Inc. (HPBC) is to provide families with access to compassionate, expert and professional healthcare services in their time of need, throughout their lifespan. (continued in Schedule O)

THE MISSION OF HOSPARUS IS TO ASSIST IN MEETING THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. IN 2022 WE CARED FOR 8,378 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROVIDED OVER $155,000 IN CHARITY CARE.

IN 1974 THE CONNECTICUT HOSPICE INC., A 501(C)(3) NOT FOR PROFIT, FOUNDED AMERICA'S HOSPICE MOVEMENT, ALMOST 50 YEARS LATER, WE CONTINUE TO SET THE NATIONAL STANDARD FOR HOME AND INPATIENT HOSPICE CARE AND HAVE BECOME A LEADER IN PALLIATIVE CARE. (SEE SCHEDULE O)

The Mission of By the Bay Health is to be the premiere provider of hospice, home health care, and palliative care services for patients and their caregivers needing care and support.

SAINT LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM HOME CARE AND HOSPICE, AN AFFILIATE OF SAINT LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM, IS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE PROVIDE HOME CARE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS INCLUDING: HOME HEALTH NURSING AND THERAPY, HOME INFUSION PHARMACY, HOSPICE, AND HOME TELEMONITORING.

CATHOLIC HOSPICE, INC., UNDER THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, PROVIDES RESPONSIVE END-OF-LIFE CARE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES, FLORIDA AND TENDS TO THEIR MEDICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS IN KEEPING WITH THE HOSPICE PHILOSOPHY OF HEALING.CATHOLIC HOSPICE, INC. IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE DIGNITY OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL FAITHS, SUPPORTING THOSE DEALING WITH THE CHALLENGES OF DEATH AND BEREAVEMENT, AND FOSTERING ACCEPTANCE FOR TRANSITIONS IN LIFE. THROUGH EDUCATION AND EXAMPLE, CATHOLIC HOSPICE GIVES TESTIMONY THAT DYING IS A SACRED PART OF LIFE'S JOURNEY WHICH PERMITS ONE'S LIFE EVENTS TO COME TOGETHER IN A MOST PROFOUND WAY.

WE ARE LEADING A HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION BY ENGAGING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES AND OFFERING INNOVATIVE, MEANINGFUL CARE FOR THOSE LIVING WITH ILLNESS AND LOSS.

EMPOWER PEOPLE TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES BY REIMAGINING HEALTHCARE, ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND PIONEERING DISCOVERY.

OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE PERSONS TO LIVE WITH PEACE AND DIGNITY IN A CARING ENVIRONMENT DURING THE FINAL STAGES OF LIFE BY OFFERING CARE AND COMFORT TO BOTH THEM AND TO THOSE WHOM THEY SHARE THEIR LIVES.

AUTHORACARE COLLECTIVE EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR CARE JOURNEY, ENABLING THEM TO LIVE ON THEIR OWN TERMS THROUGH PERSONALIZED SUPPORT FOR MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT.

SEE SCHEDULE O

HOSPICE OF MARION COUNTY (HMC) PROVIDES END-OF-LIFE CARE AND SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES,REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. CHARITY CARE PROVIDED IN 2022 WAS $527,000.

TO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED CARE AND COMFORT TO HELP PATIENTS AND FAMILIES LIVE BETTER WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS THROUGH END OF LIFE.

OUR MISSION IS CREATING THE BEST EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE FACING SERIOUS ILLNESS - EVERY PATIENT, EVERY FAMILY, EVERY TIME.

TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, EXCELLENT QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HOME HEALTH CARE, HOSPICE SERVICES AND HOME-BASED PARENT/CHILD PROGRAMS. OUR DEDICATED HOME HEALTH STAFF ENCOURAGES AND TEACHES PATIENTS TO BECOME INDEPENDENT AND IN CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR LIVES. OUR TEAM OF HOSPICE PROFESSIONALS ARE DEDICATED TO MEETING THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK'S MISSION IS TO CARE FOR THE SICK AND INJURED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY, IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES' OVERALL HEALTH, AND EDUCATE OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.

Hospice austin is a non-profit organization that eases the physical emotional and spiritual pain of any person in our community facing the final months of a serious illness by providing expert and compassionate care, education, and bereavement support.

TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, QUALITY CARE, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY.

TO GENTLE THE JOURNEY THROUGH SERIOUS ILLNESS AND LOSS WITH SKILL AND COMPASSION. TO BRING COMFORT BY PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE, PROFESSIONAL CARE TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO ARE FACING SERIOUS ILLNESS AND LOSS. TO PROVIDE DIGNITY FOR THE DYING AND UNCONDITIONAL COMPASSION, THROUGH DEDICATION AND COLLABORATION.

THE MISSION OF THE LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, HOLISTIC, COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORT SERVICES AND CARE FOR TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS, THEIR CAREGIVERS AND LOVED ONES WITHOUT REGARD TO ECONOMIC STATUS, TO ENABLE THE DYING PERSON TO LIVE PEACEFULLY, IN COMFORT, AND WITH DIGNITY TO THE LAST MOMENT OF LIFE.

TO AFFIRM LIFE BY COMMITTING TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF THE DYING AND THEIR FAMILIES BY RECOGNIZING THE DIGNITY AND UNIQUENESS OF INDIVIDUALS AND BY RESPONDING TO THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

CARE OF TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS

ANGELA HOSPICE HOME CARE, INC. IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE, AND CHRIST-LIKE CARE TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

PROVIDE END OF LIFE CARE THROUGH THE HOSPICE PHILOSOPHY

GOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY CARE IS DEDICATED TO THE DELIVERY OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING OR ANTICIPATING SERIOUS ILLNESS AND LOSS.

Care, hope, and support for all when illness threatens life.

ESTABLISHED IN 1978, THE CENTER FOR HOSPICE CARE (CHC) IS AN INDEPENDENT, COMMUNITY BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIVING THROUGH HOSPICE, HOME HEALTH, GRIEF COUNSELING, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION WITH OFFICES IN SOUTH BEND, PLYMOUTH, ELKHART, LA PORTE AND MISHAWAKA. CHC SERVES A NINE-COUNTY AREA IN NORTHERN INDIANA, INCLUDING ELKHART, FULTON, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, LA PORTE, MARSHALL, ST. JOSEPH, STARKE, AND PORTER COUNTIES. CHC'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIVING THROUGHOUT NORTHERN INDIANA, AND OUR VISION IS TO BE THE PREMIERE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION FOR ALL END-OF-LIFE ISSUES. OUR CORE VALUES INCLUDE COMPASSION, DIGNITY, INTEGRITY, INNOVATION, QUALITY, SERVICE, AND STEWARDSHIP.

HOSPICE OF SPOKANE PROVIDES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO END-OF-LIFE CARE, ADDRESSING THE MEDICAL, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE TERMINALLY ILL PERSON AND THEIR LOVED ONES.

OUR VISION IS A COMMUNITY THAT EMBRACES SPECIALIZED CARE AT THE END OF LIFE WITH THE SAME IMPORTANCE THAT IS GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF LIFE. OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE SERVICE - TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR PATIENTS/FAMILIES, COMMUNITY, AND EACH OTHER; COMPASSION - TO CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE COMFORT AND SOLACE WHEN NEEDED; EXCELLENCE - TO STRIVE FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN THE PROVISION OF CARE; WE RECOGNIZE THAT EXCELLENCE DOES NOT EQUAL PERFECTION; INCLUSION - TO CELEBRATE THE MANY DIFFERENCES, INCLUDING RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, AGE, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, AND RELIGION THAT ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH A LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

COASTAL HOSPICE PROMOTES DIGNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WHO FACE LIFE-LIMITING CONDITIONS.

HOSPICE OF MARTIN & ST. LUCIE, INC. EXISTS TO PROVIDE HOSPICE, GRIEF COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND OTHER SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH DEATH AND DYING SO THAT THEY MIGHT LIVE AS FULLY AND COMFORTABLY AS POSSIBLE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFO. HOSPICE RECOGNIZES DYING AS A NORMAL PROCESS. HOSPICE EXISTS IN THE HOPE AND BELIEF THAT THROUGH APPROPRIATE CARE AND THE PROMOTION OF A CARING COMMUNITY SENSITIVE TO THEIR NEEDS, PATIENTS AND FAMILIES MAY BE FREE TO ATTAIN A DEGREE OF MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR DEATH THAT IS SATISFACTORY TO THEM.

EVERYSTEP IS COMPRISED OF HOSPICE OF CENTRAL IOWA ("HCI"), HCI VNS CARE SERVICES (HCI VNS), AND VISITING NURSE SERVICES OF IOWA ("VNS"). EACH OF THESE 501(C)(3) CHARITIES IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS, SUPPORTING FAMILIES, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES, INCLUDING PALLIATIVE CARE AND END OF LIFE CARE SERVICES. EVERYSTEP PROVIDES EACH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WITH MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, STRATEGIC PLANNING SERVICES, MARKETING AND HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANCE, AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT COORDINATION. BY CENTRALIZING THE PROVISION OF THESE SERVICES UNDER THE COMMON CONTROL OF EVERYSTEP, HCI, HCI VNS, AND VNS ARE ABLE TO COMBINE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY, ALLOWING THEM THE ABILITY TO OFFER A STRONGER CONTINUUM OF CARE, FROM BIRTH TO END OF LIFE. TOGETHER, THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE WELL-POSITIONED FOR LONG-TERM STABILITY AND STRENGTH IN THE FACE OF CURRENT ECONOMIC REALITIES.

To enable people to live with dignity and hope while coping with loss and terminal illness.

WE ARE A CATHOLIC, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION ENTRUSTED WITH ADVANCING THE LIFE-ENAHANCING SENIOR CARE MINISTRY OF THE BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA. WE WITNESS TO GOD'S LOVE BY CREATING INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES, SUPPORTING THOSE WE SERVE TO LIVE WELL AND WITH PURPOSE, WITH SPECIAL CONCERN FOR THE UNDERSERVED.

THE MISSION OF HOSPICE OF SAN JOAQUIN IS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND COMPASSIONATE CARE, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT TO TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, AND TO EDUCATE AND COLLABORATE WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND THE PUBLIC IN PROMOTING QUALITY END-OF-LIFE CARE.

See schedule O for Mission statement.

CHAPLAINCY HEALTH CARE EXISTS TO SERVE OTHERS WITH EXEMPLARY SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL CARE.

THE MISSION OF HOPE HOSPICE IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS.

REGIONAL HOSPICE APPROACHES DEATH BY CREATING HUMAN CONNECTION AND HONORING EACH UNIQUE JOURNEY THROUGH A SHARED VISION FOR LIVING.OUR VISION & VALUES:-WE BELIEVE NO TWO PATIENTS ARE THE SAME; NO END-OF-LIFE EXPERIENCE IS, EITHER. OUR APPROACH HONORS THE SPECIALIZED NEEDS OF EACH PATIENT.- WE ENSURE OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES CAN LIVE FULLY IN THE FACE OF LOSS ACCORDING TO THEIR DEFINITION OF QUALITY OF LIFE.- WE HOLD SPACE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES BY WALKING ALONGSIDE THEM IN COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING, WITHOUT JUDGMENT.- WE BELIEVE A SYMPTOM-FREE, SPIRITUALLY FULFILLED DIGNIFIED DEATH IS THE RIGHT OF EVERY PATIENT.- WE ARE ADVOCATES FOR INNOVATIVE END-OF-LIFE CARE AND ENCOURAGE CONVERSATIONS AROUND END-OF-LIFE CHOICES.

HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY EXTENDS THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS BY PROVIDING HOSPICE CARE AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY, INC. ACCOMPLISHES THIS PURPOSE BY DEMONSTRATING BEHAVIORS REFLECTING OUR CORE VALUES OF COMPASSION, EXCELLENCE, HUMAN DIGNITY, JUSTICE, SACREDNESS OF LIFE AND SERVICE.