How The Elizabeth Hospice Can Help
For more than 36 years, The Elizabeth Hospice has touched the lives of more than 90,000 individuals living with illness, grief and loss. As the county's oldest and largest nonprofit hospice provider, serving communities within San Diego and Inland Empire, the organization offers comprehensive hospice and palliative care services for all ages, as well as a myriad of counseling programs and services to the community-at-large through its Center for Compassionate Care.
What is Hospice Care?
Considered to be the model for quality health care at the end of life, hospice care involves a team-oriented approach to expert medical care, pain and symptom management, and emotional and spiritual support, tailored to an individual's health care needs and wishes. Support and guidance is also provided to a patient's family members.
When should I ask about Hospice?
The medical experts at The Elizabeth Hospice suggest asking your physician or a trusted healthcare provider about hospice and palliative care, if you or someone you know is living with a serious illness and experiencing:
• Changing goals of care
• Change in health prognosis
• Decline in medical condition
• The need for more information about health care options
• The decision that comfort care and quality of life matter most
The healthcare professionals at The Elizabeth Hospice are also available to answer any questions about the benefits of hospice and palliative care.
Counseling Services for the Community-At-Large
In October 2014, the organization announced that the Jenna Druck Center (JDC) is now a part of The Elizabeth Hospice family of services. Under the award-winning Center for Compassionate Care of The Elizabeth Hospice, the Jenna Druck Center will continue to offer its "Families Helping Families" program, known for providing a lifeline of support and healing for families who have lost a loved one, through weekly support groups and monthly education events. This is an extraordinary collaboration of efforts to ensure that those experiencing grief and loss in our community have the quality bereavement resources available to support them through their grief journey.
"The Center for Compassionate Care of The Elizabeth Hospice is committed to continuing the legacy of the Jenna Druck Center, strengthening our mission in supporting the San Diego community impacted by grief and loss," said Jan Jones, President and CEO of The Elizabeth Hospice. "We welcome the Jenna Druck Center to The Elizabeth Hospice family of services, a partnership that truly meets the needs of the San Diego community."
The Elizabeth Hospice appointed a new Jenna Druck Center Board of Directors to govern the nonprofit organization's continuing efforts. The Jenna Druck Center board members include Board Chair John Forst, Gary Kloehn, Michael Hartney, Lori Rappaport, PhD; and the Jenna Druck Center's Founder Ken Druck, PhD.
"We are very excited to be combining forces with the Center for Compassionate Care of The Elizabeth Hospice," said Dr. Druck. "Our organizations are a perfect complement to one another, as the Jenna Druck Center volunteers and the counseling experts at the Center for Compassionate Care, under the direction of Liz Sumner, RN, BSN, MA will be able to serve more bereaved in our community better than ever before."
Counseling and peer-support services will continue at the Jenna Druck Center located at Liberty Station in San Diego, along with services provided at the Center for Compassionate Care of The Elizabeth Hospice offices in San Diego, Carlsbad, Escondido, and Temecula.
"Since 1978, we have been honored to be a trusted healthcare resource in our community and our commitment to providing exceptional programs and services to those impacted by illness, grief and loss is stronger than ever," said Jones.
The community is encouraged to call The Elizabeth Hospice toll-free at 800-797-2050 or visit their website at www.elizabethhospice.org for more information.
For more than 36 years, The Elizabeth Hospice has touched the lives of more than 90,000 individuals living with illness, grief and loss. As the county's oldest and largest nonprofit hospice provider, serving communities within San Diego and Inland Empire, the organization offers comprehensive hospice and palliative care services for all ages, as well as a myriad of counseling programs and services to the community-at-large through its Center for Compassionate Care.
What is Hospice Care?
Considered to be the model for quality health care at the end of life, hospice care involves a team-oriented approach to expert medical care, pain and symptom management, and emotional and spiritual support, tailored to an individual's health care needs and wishes. Support and guidance is also provided to a patient's family members.
When should I ask about Hospice?
The medical experts at The Elizabeth Hospice suggest asking your physician or a trusted healthcare provider about hospice and palliative care, if you or someone you know is living with a serious illness and experiencing:
• Changing goals of care
• Change in health prognosis
• Decline in medical condition
• The need for more information about health care options
• The decision that comfort care and quality of life matter most
The healthcare professionals at The Elizabeth Hospice are also available to answer any questions about the benefits of hospice and palliative care.
Counseling Services for the Community-At-Large
In October 2014, the organization announced that the Jenna Druck Center (JDC) is now a part of The Elizabeth Hospice family of services. Under the award-winning Center for Compassionate Care of The Elizabeth Hospice, the Jenna Druck Center will continue to offer its "Families Helping Families" program, known for providing a lifeline of support and healing for families who have lost a loved one, through weekly support groups and monthly education events. This is an extraordinary collaboration of efforts to ensure that those experiencing grief and loss in our community have the quality bereavement resources available to support them through their grief journey.
"The Center for Compassionate Care of The Elizabeth Hospice is committed to continuing the legacy of the Jenna Druck Center, strengthening our mission in supporting the San Diego community impacted by grief and loss," said Jan Jones, President and CEO of The Elizabeth Hospice. "We welcome the Jenna Druck Center to The Elizabeth Hospice family of services, a partnership that truly meets the needs of the San Diego community."
The Elizabeth Hospice appointed a new Jenna Druck Center Board of Directors to govern the nonprofit organization's continuing efforts. The Jenna Druck Center board members include Board Chair John Forst, Gary Kloehn, Michael Hartney, Lori Rappaport, PhD; and the Jenna Druck Center's Founder Ken Druck, PhD.
"We are very excited to be combining forces with the Center for Compassionate Care of The Elizabeth Hospice," said Dr. Druck. "Our organizations are a perfect complement to one another, as the Jenna Druck Center volunteers and the counseling experts at the Center for Compassionate Care, under the direction of Liz Sumner, RN, BSN, MA will be able to serve more bereaved in our community better than ever before."
Counseling and peer-support services will continue at the Jenna Druck Center located at Liberty Station in San Diego, along with services provided at the Center for Compassionate Care of The Elizabeth Hospice offices in San Diego, Carlsbad, Escondido, and Temecula.
"Since 1978, we have been honored to be a trusted healthcare resource in our community and our commitment to providing exceptional programs and services to those impacted by illness, grief and loss is stronger than ever," said Jones.
The community is encouraged to call The Elizabeth Hospice toll-free at 800-797-2050 or visit their website at www.elizabethhospice.org for more information.