We believe that all hospice-eligible patients and those who love them deserve the best care at the end of life. Our mission is to serve them the way they desire to be served.
Heart of Hospice works each and every day to transform the end-of-life care continuum in the communities we serve. Read below about the ways we're caring for our community, examples of our Lagniappe in action, and additional support of our other services like the Heart of Hospice Foundation and our Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship.
Care at Heart welcomes a new member to their advisory board, Marc Love.
Read MoreHurricane Laura devastated Lake Charles, Louisiana and the surrounding area. Amidst the damage and chaos, our Southwest Louisiana team continued to serve patients and their loved ones. This story highlights the great length our care team members went to in order to deliver quality care when it was needed most.
Read MoreOn August 3rd, Hurricane Laura made landfall in Lake Charles, Louisiana, causing devastating structural and electrical damage across the region. Two of the three hospitals in the area were forced to shut down due to lack of water supply and are sending patients via ambulance to other hospitals across the state.
Read MoreVolunteers for Heart of Hospice – Western Arkansas joined forces to grant Sheila Edwards’ last wish of experiencing her first makeover.
Read MoreMayor McGill will visit Heart of Hospice – Western Arkansas on Wednesday, November 12th, 2020 to sign a proclamation recognizing November as National Hospice and Palliative Care month.
Read MoreHeart of Hospice – Central Louisiana announces the addition of Medical Director, Micah Pippin, MD, and Hospice Team Physicians Ernesto Garcia, MD, and Jane Singh, MD. All three new team members will help support Heart of Hospice’s steady growth and ensure their ability to provide patients with the quality care they deserve.
Read MoreMason Sibley, Springfield High School Valedictorian and Class of 2020 graduate, teamed up with Heart of Hospice to create a custom wall mural for their new office space.
Read MoreGrammy Award winning musician Tricia Walker, co-creator of the Hospice Music Project, donated CDs to Heart of Hospice – Delta Mississippi to show support for frontline healthcare workers.
Read MoreCarla Davis guest speaks on a CMS webinar about navigating home health and hospice during COVID-19.
Read MoreHeart of Hospice honors Veterans at Brookdale Assisted Living in Alexandria, Louisiana for their service with a pinning ceremony. Amanda Anderson, Manager of Volunteer Services, speaks on the importance of the ceremony and the purpose behind it.
Read MoreThe State of Louisiana will allow New Orleans-based Heart of Hospice to transition its temporary inpatient unit devoted to serving COVID-19 patients into a permanent facility available to patients with any terminal diagnosis. To date, Heart of Hospice has served approximately 7% of the COVID-19 related deaths in Louisiana.
Read MoreAs COVID-19 continues to test our nations' healthcare infrastructure, providers and facilities are pushing their agility and creativity. Heart of Hospice, the largest hospice in Louisiana, is working to help bridge the gap in the greater New Orleans area between need and capacity by partnering with East Jefferson Hospital and BridgePoint Continuing Care Hospital to open a temporary, Inpatient Unit (IPU) for hospice-eligible, COVID-19 positive patients and Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) who might be COVID-19 positive, but have not yet received confirmation.
Read MoreEmployees of Heart of Hospice - Acadiana Louisiana announce a letter writing campaign to help mitigate the effects of social isolation on the elderly population located in nursing homes and assisted living. Employees are collecting letters and pictures from local children to bring a little joy to residences.
Read MoreHeart of Hospice - New Orleans, Louisiana opens a temporary inpatient unit for COVID-19. From idea materialization to full operations in just eight days, the unit is the first pop-up unit in the United States and is dedicated to serving COVID-19 positive patients. The unit allows visitors and provides them with full PPE.
Read MoreHeart of Hospice - Acadiana Louisiana starts a letter writing campaign to bring residents joy during COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 crisis is sweeping the nation as businesses close, governments enact shelter-in-place orders, and hospitals begin preparing for the influx of patients. Amidst the chaos, some hospices are still serving eligible patients, working to keep them where they are safest – home.
Read MoreHeart of Hospice announces the hire of Chief Medical Officer, Sonali Wilborn, MD, MBA, HMDC. Dr. Wilborn received her MBBS in 1995 from Kasturba Medical College in India and Doctor of Medicine in 1998. In 2014, she graduated with an Executive MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross Business School.
Read MoreCarla Davis, Chief Executive Office for Heart of Hospice and Care at Heart, shares how Heart of Hospice has adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic with Hospice News.
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