Hospice of Rockingham County’s annual LifeLight campaign has kicked off and our trees will be lighted on December 1st for the holiday season.
You may sponsor lights on our trees in honor or memory of friends and family for a suggested donation of $10 per light. We will send a lovely acknowledgement card to the designee of your choice.
To donate online, please visit https://bit.ly/LifeLight2022. Donations will help offset the cost of providing care to uninsured and underinsured patients.
Hospice of Rockingham County is excited to announce we will once again host our on-line auction beginning on Monday, November 14th at 8:00am; bidding will close at Noon on Friday, November 18th.
Among the fabulous items for your bidding enjoyment are two weekend trips; a Yeti cooler; 36″ Blackstone Griddle; a battery-operated weed eater/trimmer; jewelry; and much, much more!
We will once again utilize BiddingOwl.com for our auction and you may use this link to reach our site: https://bit.ly/HRCOnlineAuction
Thank you to all our sponsors:
Hospice of Rockingham County is very proud to introduce the community to Serious Illness Care – our newest service line.
If you are (or a loved one is) coping with a chronic and/or serious illness, there may be tremendous benefit from the added layer of care and support that our serious illness care program provides.
For more information about our Serious Illness Care program and how to access it, click here.
Hospice of Rockingham County has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Healthcare, sponsored by Healthcare Plus Solutions Group. The complete list of this year’s winners, in alphabetical order, is available at ModernHealthcare.com. Modern Healthcare will publish a special supplement featuring a ranked list of all the winners along with the October 3 issue of MH.
“After the many stressors placed on the healthcare workforce during the pandemic and the resulting Great Resignation, we know those employees are battling burnout, increased work volumes and their own physical and mental health challenges,” said Modern Healthcare Publisher Fawn Lopez. “The organizations that have focused significant resources and energy to support their staff throughout these especially challenging times deserve the loyalty of their teams and the recognition of the entire industry. At Modern Healthcare, we are honored to celebrate the Best Places to Work for demonstrating their commitment to their employees, and the communities they serve, with exemplary people care measures.”
This award program identifies and recognizes outstanding employers in the healthcare industry nationwide. Modern Healthcare partners with the Best Companies Group on the assessment process, which includes an extensive employee survey.
“We are so excited to be named to Modern Health Care’s Best Places to Work for 2022,” said Lynn Flanagan, Hospice of Rockingham County’s President & CEO. “Our mission is to be a supportive presence for our patients and families; but equally, we strive to be that presence for our staff. We have an amazing team of talented and compassionate individuals that works hard day in and day out to provide the best possible patient care experience in our community. To be recognized as an outstanding employer in the healthcare industry at the national level is validation of the culture we are creating at HRC.”
Hospice of Rockingham County will find out their ranking on the Best Places list and be celebrated at the 2022 Best Places to Work in Healthcare awards gala taking place on September 29 at the Hilton Nashville Downtown.
Hospice of Rockingham County has been named a 2022 Hospice Honors recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a leading provider of billing and coding services, CAHPS surveys and advanced analytics. Hospice Honors is a prestigious program that recognizes hospices providing the highest level of quality as measured from the caregiver’s point of view.
“Hospice Honors recipients are industry leaders in providing quality care and constantly seeking ways to improve,” said Ronda Howard, Vice President Revenue Cycle and CAHPS at HEALTHCAREfirst. “We are honored to be aligned with such high performing agencies like Hospice of Rockingham County and we congratulate them on their success.”
Award criteria were based on Hospice CAHPS survey results for an evaluation period of October 2020 through September 2021. Award recipients were identified by evaluating performance on a set of 24 quality indicator measures. Performance scores were aggregated from all completed surveys and were compared on a question-by-question basis to a National Performance Score calculated from all hospices contained in the HEALTHCAREfirst’s Hospice CAHPS database. Hospice Honors recipients include those hospices scoring above the HEALTHCAREfirst National Performance Score on 20 of the evaluated questions.
Hospice of Rockingham County’s President & CEO, Lynn Flanagan, said, “We consider it a privilege and our calling to serve, to comfort, and to support the citizens of Rockingham County and surrounding areas. Being recognized by HEALTHCAREfirst and the families we’ve served as consistently providing excellent care is an honor. Hospice of Rockingham County will always strive to live up to the community’s expectations by providing the highest quality end-of-life care.”
Kenneth Bost, one of Hospice of Rockingham County’s dedicated volunteers, was recently recognized as an “Outstanding Volunteer by the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners. Click here to read the full article.
Congratulations, Kenneth – an honor well deserved!
Hospice of Rockingham County has an amazing corps of volunteers but we are always eager to expand this group. If you are considering volunteering with HRC, click here for more information on the various ways we could utilize your talents.
All training is available via online modules, so it’s all “social distancing compliant.”
For those interested in office assistance or volunteering in Gibson House, we certainly want you to feel safe in doing so. For your peace of mind, please know that social distancing and proper mask use are strictly enforced. All new volunteers, whether direct patient care or administrative support, are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
If you would like to talk with someone for more information, please call Mara O’Neil, Director of Development, at 336-427-9026, extension 146 or you may mail email her at moneil@hofrc.org.
In this time of social distancing, isolation, and uncertainty, being together,
especially for emotional support during times of loss, is certainly a challenge.
Hospice of Rockingham County is offering an opportunity to connect with others in similar situations. Free and open to the community, online meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 7:00pm via virtual meetings (using Zoom).
Christin Hunnicutt, MSW, Grief Services Coordinator, will lead discussions
on how the grieving process is being impacted by our current situation.
You may join via video, phone, or both. For more information or to register,
contact Christin Hunnicutt at chunnicutt@hofrc.org.
Once registered, you will receive information about joining the meeting or you may join the meeting online via Zoom using meeting ID: 740 798 8369 and passcode 2150 or via phone at 1-929-205-6099 and use the meeting ID information above.
After connecting, you will be placed in a “waiting room” … if dialing in, you will likely hear “hold music” and if joining by computer, you will see a message about “waiting for host”. Either way, bear with us and you’ll be admitted ASAP!
