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OUR MISSION
Our mission is to provide people who are terminally ill with physical, emotional and spiritual support, to die with dignity, as free from pain as possible, and in the comfort of their own homes, if desired. Hospice also offers emotional support to family and friends during the dying process, as well as continued bereavement care.
WHO WE ARE
Hospice & Palliative Care of the Gunnison Valley is a non-profit member of the Gunnison Valley Health System. We are a community based organization overseen by the Gunnison County Commissioners and governed by the Board of Trustees of the Gunnison Valley Hospital. Our Hospice is licensed by the State of Colorado and is certified by Medicare and Medicaid. We are members of the Colorado Hospice Organization and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Fiscal sponsorship for fundraising is provided by The Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley, a non-profit which preserves and develops permanent resources to enrich the quality of life for people of the upper Gunnison Watershed and its neighbors.
Advisory Board: Marsha Collins, Charlotte Haase, Catherine Reinhardt, Patsy Lea, Avalon Benell, and Mary Fisher.
| Staff: |
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| Director |
Carol Barton, RN |
| Hospice Nurses |
Arlene Kowal, RN |
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Sally O'Connor, RN |
| Certified
Nurse Assistant |
Kathy
Seitz, LPN
Kelly Woodford,
RN, FNP-C
Charla
Moneypenny, CNA
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| Volunteer Coordinator |
Kathy Norris |
| Case Manager/Social Worker |
Suzanne Nivette |
| Spiritual Director |
Darrin Cowger |
| Medical Director |
John Tarr, MD |
| Palliative
Care Program Director |
Sally
O'Connor, RN
Beth Gallagher, RN
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| Volunteers |
Over 50 volunteers trained |
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in hospice care giving |
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
Hospice & Palliative Care of the Gunnison Valley actively seeks to promote access, equity, and inclusiveness, and to discourage discrimination that denies the essential humanity of all people.
Therefore, Hospice & Palliative Care of the Gunnison Valley does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran and marital status in admission, treatment, or participation.
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
The privacy practices of Hospice & Palliative Care, designed to protect the privacy, use and disclosure of protected health information, are clearly delineated in the hospice & palliative care's Notice of Privacy Practices which was developed and is used in accordance with Federal requirements. Please contact the office to request a copy.
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