3/30/12 from morningstar.com
National Hospice Foundation Holds 8th Annual Gala in Celebration of the Women of Hospice
Center for Hospice Care received the Morfogen Art of Caring Award for its work in collaboration with the Notre Dame University Film School on the film “Okuyamba,” about the challenges and triumphs of providing palliative care in Uganda.
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3/12/12
Camp Evergreen, a Free Children's Grief Camp is Expanding
Volunteers & Campers Needed
Mishawaka, IN – The 19th Annual Camp Evergreen, a grief camp for youth and teens, is expanding to two separate camp experiences. Camp Evergreen is a free grief camp for children who have experienced the death of someone important in their life.
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Center for Hospice Care Announces Board Changes
South Bend, IN – Center for Hospice Care is pleased to announce the following changes to its Board of Directors: Rita Strefling, Strefling Foundation, Inc. is the new Secretary. She joins the current Board leadership of Terry Rodino, Recycled New Pallets in Elkhart, Chairman; Corey Cressy, Grubb & Ellis/Cressy & Everett, Chairman-Elect; and Amy Kuhar Mauro, 1st Source Bank, Treasurer.
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1/31/2012 by heraldargus.com
Wanted: Caring Companions Interested In Helping Others
La Porte County – They provide fun and companionship for those suffering life-limiting illnesses in La Porte.
But there aren't enough of them.
They're the volunteers at Center for Hospice Care, and their organization is trying to recruit more to meet the needs of its patients in La Porte County.
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1/18/2012
NHPCO Re-Elects Center for Hospice Care CEO chairman of national board
Mark Murray, Pres/CEO of Center for Hospice Care, has been re-elected to a one-year term as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) for 2012. With 52,000 members including ,3700 hospice and palliative care provider members, NHPCO is the oldest and largest membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the world. NHPCO members care for over 90% of the nation's more than 1.6 million hospital patients.
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11/2011
Center for Hospice Care Educates During National Hospice Month
Amidst the outreach hospices are doing in communities across the country this November for National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is emphasizing the importance of quality end-of-life care for all Americans, regardless of age, diagnoses or location of care.
• Ten Things You May Not Know About Hospice
• CHC Celebrates National Hospice Month
• Don't Wait To Talk About The Care You Would Want
5/20/2011
Yesterday at the Real Services “Age of Excellence Awards” luncheon, Center for Hospice Care won
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR.
REAL Services sponsors the Age of Excellence Awards each year to acknowledge those in the community who have provided exemplary service to older adults or the disabled. Nearly 150 nominations were received from LaPorte, Marshall, Kosciusko, Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties.
Besides CHC, nominations in the Business of the Year category included: Alick’s Home Medical; Assistive Technology; Comfort Keepers; Hamilton Communities: The Pointe; Heart and Soul; Help at Home Unskilled-Michigan City; Home Care Assistance; Hubbard Hill; Martin’s Supermarkets; Merrill Pharmacy; Rorie Builders; Senior 1 Care; and Whispering Pines Apartments. The selection committee reviewed each nomination and chose Center for Hospice Care as 2011 Business of the Year. The award was accepted by Jon Kubley, MD.