The year 1980 saw two major developments in the healthcare industry in our community – oncologist Dr. Rafat Ansari began caring for patients at Michiana Hematology Oncology and Center for Hospice Care served their first patient.
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A Look Back – Gardens of Remembrance and Renewal Memorial Dedication Events
Center for Hospice Care’s (CHC) annual Gardens of Remembrance and Renewal Memorial Dedication events looked a little different in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Improving the Quality of Living for More than 40 Years
Center for Hospice Care has been serving patients for over 40 years. They have never turned a patient away, regardless of ability to pay.
Donor Profile: Jean Perrin
“I believe that Center for Hospice Care saved my life,” Perrin said as she reflects upon the impact of the grief counseling that she received from Center for Hospice Care’s (CHC) Life Transition Center. “I was overwhelmed with grief. I don’t know what I would have done."
Education – Honoring Choices® Indiana – North Central: Here to Help Document Your Medical Wishes
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened public awareness of the need for advance directives. One of the most important things to do while...
Education – Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Care Course at the University of Notre Dame
A course about the delivery of compassionate care to those suffering life-limiting illnesses was highly appropriate as COVID-19 made its way across...
Education – Panel Discussions go Virtual
Support from the Vera Z. Dwyer Charitable Trust has allowed the Center for Education & Advance Care Planning (CEACP) to transition its...
Education – Mardi Gras- Themed “Death by Chocolate
The Center for Education & Advance Care Planning (CEACP), thanks to the generous donations of the Vera Z. Dwyer Charitable Trust, has...
Partnerships in Caring – The Challenge of COVID-19 in Uganda
In June, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a study showing that prevention and treatment for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) had been severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) is working to ensure this is not the case in Uganda.
A Look Back – 15th Lube-a-Thon for Hospice Continues a Tradition of Giving
COVID-19 brought the Hospice Foundation’s in-person events to a screeching halt earlier this year. But a global pandemic couldn’t stop Tom’s Car...
A Look Back – Improving the Quality of Living from the Outside In
With a mission “to improve the quality of living,” it only made sense for Center for Hospice Care to jump on an...