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From Start to Final Stretch
Written By: Phyllis Racine | Issue: 2018/10 - October
In 2012, the Board of Hospice House Foundation of WNC decided to embark on the Hospice House Campaign to raise $4.9 million for a hospice inpatient facility to serve hospice patients in our region who need inpatient care, respite care, and end-of-life-care.
A feasibility study was done to substantiate the great need for a Hospice House in our rural mountain region where 25 percent of the population is age 65 or older. This speaks volumes to the need for medical services tailored to the final years of life; yet, there are no hospice houses in this corner of Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia. The closest hospice houses are well over an hour’s drive for the majority of people.
HHFWNC next sought to partner with a healthcare provider with whom they would jointly apply for a Certificate of Need. The arduous Certificate of Need process helps prevent unnecessary increases in health care costs and limits unnecessary health services and facilities based on geographic, demographic, and economic considerations. Four Seasons Compassion for Life, a hospice care provider serving 11 western counties of North Carolina, and HHFWNC mutually agreed to partner on this much-needed endeavor.
HHFWNC has raised $3,390,000 to date – nearly 70 percent of its $4,900,000 campaign goal. HHFWNC plans to break ground when $4 million has been raised and is working diligently to raise the additional $610,000 so that construction can start before winter sets in.
HHFWNC President Michele Alderson and Campaign Steering Committee members invite the community to come tour the site of the future Hospice House in Franklin.
“We know people will be touched by the beautiful setting that will surround hospice patients and their families of our region during one of life’s most profound passages,” says Alderson.
To learn how you can help bring this important Hospice House project to completion or to schedule a tour, contact Alderson, at (828) 524-6375, email [email protected] or visit hhfwnc.org.
