Join the Hospice Doves for their 17th annual benefit walk, Life Walk 2023, on Saturday, April 29th.
The walk will again be held at Wentworth Town Park and will feature a DJ, face painting, and hot-off-the-grill hotdogs will be available for lunch for a suggested donation.
For more information or to register online, click here.
If one of your goals for the new year is to give back by way of volunteering, Hospice of Rockingham County like to talk with you. We have a variety of ways we could match your areas of interest with volunteer opportunities. From office support to patient companionship to fundraising to meal couriers, we have opportunities for most everyone.
Volunteer training classes are online and self-paced. You can start training as soon as you are ready and don’t have to wait for a class to begin.
For more information, please call Mara O’Neil, Director of Development, at (336) 427-9022 or email her at moneil@hofrc.org.
Hospice of Rockingham County is excited to add an in-person grief support group in an attempt to extend our reach for those grieving a loss.
Just like our on-line support group, you do not have to have any previous connection with HRC – everyone in the community is welcome.
Join us on Thursdays from 3:00pm – 4:00pm in the conference room in Gibson House.
This group will be led by Courtney Calvert, MDiv and Christin Hunnicutt, MSW and will meet on Wednesdays beginning March 9th.
For more information, call the HRC office at (336) 427-9022 and ask to speak with Courtney or Christin. You may also email Courtney at ccalvert@hofrc.org or Christin at chunnicutt@hofrc.org
For those who prefer our virtual grief support group, the Wednesday night meetings remain an option.
Hospice of Rockingham County is very excited to share with you our Community Report for 2021-2022. We hope you will take time to read through it – our goal is to offer deeper insight into HRC and the various dimensions that make up our organization.
To access our report, please click here.
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.”
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!
