By Staff
SOUTHFIELD – In-House Hospice, a leading hospice and palliative care provider in Michigan and Ohio, announced 2008 Hospice Award for Excellence honorees for providing quality end-of-life care.
Forty-six skilled and assisted living facilities and one hospital in Michigan were selected for this annual award in recognition of their collaborative efforts to help determine in a timely manner hospice-appropriate patients in order to provide meaningful, helpful and quality end-of-life care.
"It's important to recognize these facilities and especially the staff who are looking out for their patients' best interests," said In-House President and CEO Laura A. Wagner.
"The staff we are recognizing understands why it's important to their patients that they live out their last days in the most painless and peaceful manner. They readily acknowledge when an individual should be put onto hospice care because they know it's the right thing to do for the patient and their family.
"We know it can be a difficult decision to call in hospice, but we also know that it's respectably the right thing to do for the patient," she explained.
In-House Hospice is one of the leading hospice providers in Michigan and Ohio, serving nearly 500 patients daily.
In-House Hospice's mission is to provide the highest level of quality care to its patients. It was selected by the Detroit Free Press as one of the Top Work Places of 2008 for its management team and its commitment to providing one of the best working environments in the state.
Headquartered in Southfield, it has experienced double-digit growth over the last 10 years and serves patients and their families in more than 27 counties in Michigan and Ohio.