by admin | Nov 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
I am honored to serve on the Hospice Austin Operating Board of Directors for many reasons. First, Hospice Austin has Camp Brave Heart. I was drawn to volunteer at the bereavement camp for children who lost a loved one. Having lost my mom when I was a teenager, I can...
by admin | Oct 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
When Sister Nanette Gentile, who served on Hospice Austin’s Operating Board of Directors, told Herb Dyer about an opening on the board in 2011 and said he should consider serving, he turned her down. As Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for Seton Medical...
by admin | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
We want to give our community the opportunity to tour our beloved Christopher House, as well as learn more about the people inside these walls who bring comfort to our patients and families! Here are just a few of these heroes. TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR Keisha...
by admin | Aug 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Over the past six years, Hospice Austin RN Shelly Robichaux has cared for close to 100 patients at Avalon Memory Care, an assisted living community in Cedar Park. Shelly is part of Hospice Austin’s Partners Team, who cares exclusively for patients in skilled nursing...
by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
This was the story told at the opening ceremony of Camp Brave Heart this summer, Hospice Austin’s 3-night summer camp for children and teens who are grieving the death of a loved one. Once upon a time, there was a small sapling living in a beautiful grove near...
by admin | May 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
A patient recently observed that Hospice Austin physicians are like the doctors in times gone by. Anne* has been on our service for almost a year. During that time, she has been in various settings: home, long-term care facility, and Hospice Austin’s Christopher...
by admin | May 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Who pays for Hospice Austin’s care? Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurance companies cover hospice care. And, as a nonprofit organization, Hospice Austin provides care to all who need us, regardless of a patient’s disease or ability to pay. Medicare...
by admin | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s 2 a.m. and my pager goes off. I call into the hospital and the nurse who paged me states that an elderly patient is on a ventilator. The patient’s physicians have been gently recommending for a while that the family consider removing artificial life- sustaining...
by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
I woke up this morning thinking about our Hospice Austin Social Workers and all the things they do for our organization, and so I wrote them this love letter to express my heartfelt appreciation. Dear Hospice Austin Social Workers, I have been thinking about hope...
by admin | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the best things about our job is the privilege of witnessing so many love stories. Hospice Austin Chaplain Katrina Shawgo says she and her team were particularly impressed by Sue and Richard Strahm. “She has dementia but her husband is so sweet with her,”...
