by admin | Jun 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, we were asked to admit Oscar onto our service. (This story is shared with the patient and family’s permission.) Oscar wanted to get home so that he could dance with his wife one last time. He was on a BiPap (oxygen) and Cardiac Pressors (heart...
by admin | May 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
When it comes to her medical care, Jazmin Campbell, 21, has a long history of not being believed. She was given a variety of diagnoses as different symptoms cropped up, but no one could get a handle on what was wrong. Because her symptoms fluctuate, she encountered...
by admin | Apr 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hospice Austin volunteers bring companionship to our patients and their loved ones. They visit and read with patients, write letters, listen to music, play cards or games, take walks, assist the patient and family with projects, and give the caregiver time to get away...
by admin | Feb 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
St. David’s Foundation, one of the largest health foundations in the country, approved $75.9 million in grant investments back into the Central Texas community in 2023. These grants reflect the Foundation’s commitment to advancing health equity in Central Texas...
by admin | Jan 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
As we look to the year ahead, I want to thank you all for your support in the year just past. In 2023, Hospice Austin cared for over 2,000 of your neighbors in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties, which resulted in 123,000 days of care. Your...
by admin | Dec 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Austin Fire Dept. Battalion Chief Travis Maher spent his life serving others – 23 years with the Austin Fire Department, 25 years with the Wimberley Fire Rescue, 21 years as a member of Texas A&M Task Force 1, and task force leader of the TX-TF1 Water Rescue Team....