Beaver County’s first inpatient hospice opens at Heritage Valley Beaver
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ood Samaritan Hospice (GSH), a mission of Concordia Lutheran Ministries, has opened Beaver County’s first inpatient hospice unit. The unit, is located inside Heritage Valley Health System’s Beaver campus, expands upon their existing partnership, which includes the Good Samaritan Hospice House in Wexford and the Good Samaritan unit in the Lund Care Center at Concordia’s campus in Cabot. All locations provide quality, end-of-life care in a comfortable inpatient facility. “Good Samaritan Hospice has the unique privilege to provide inpatient hospice care to patients in their own community right here in Beaver County,” says Good Samaritan Hospice executive director Anzie Kelley. “The unit located in Heritage Valley Beaver is the first and only inpatient unit in Beaver County. This inpatient hospice unit will provide quality endof-life care close to home.” The new 10-bed unit at Heritage Valley Beaver will serve terminally ill patients by providing a higher level of care required to face the challenges of end of life. The Good Samaritan Hospice at Heritage Valley will provide a caring, compassionate atmosphere where patients can receive comprehensive management of their end-of-life illness. In addition, the inpatient wing will be a place where loved ones may spend time with patients, providing the warmth and comfort that family and friends can offer.
To learn more about Concordia Lutheran Ministries and Good Samaritan Hospice, visit www.good-samaritanhospice.org.
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May 2013 • Beaver County Senior News
Good Samaritan Hospice’s highly skilled interdisciplinary care team of physicians, nurses, professionals and volunteers provide comprehensive medical, spiritual, psychological and social services to patients and their loved ones. In addition to patient rooms and adjoining suites, the unit will include a chapel and a family room overlooking a beautiful wooded landscape. Visitors are welcomed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Friends and families are encouraged to bring their loved ones’ favorite comfort foods, since the new unit will include a well-equipped kitchen. BCSN
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