Montgomery Hospice News
Montgomery Hospice volunteers highlighted
Volunteers making scarves for Montgomery Hospice patients and the Montgomery Hospice volunteer program are
highlights from this month's Montgomery County Volunteer Center newsletter.
Read the newsletter.
Montgomery Hospice teaching online course for The Erickson School
Montgomery Hospice professionals (with Dr. Ira Byock, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center)
will be teaching an upcoming course on end-of-life patient care,
as part of the The Erickson School Executive Education program for leaders in seniors care.
More information
Montgomery Hospice Complementary Therapies
Montgomery Hospice is proud to announce that Sandra Lavengood has been selected to serve on a national
hospice Complementary Therapy committee. We are excited that hospices
across the country will benefit from her expertise.
She will share her expertise with other hospices nationwide (on the NHPCO NCHPP Allied
Therapy Steering Committee).
Montgomery Hospice Complementary Therapies
Montgomery Hospice nurse honored
Congratulations to Montgomery Hospice nurse, Kathy Schaaf, for receiving a
Washingtonian Magazine Excellence in Nursing Award (Honorable Mention).
(She was nominated for her work at Shady Grove Hospital).
Board Member profiled
Arnold J. Kohn, Esq. (Immediate Past Board Chairman) was profiled in
The Daily Record. In his profile he names Ann Mitchell as a "local hero" and describes his
service on the Montgomery Hospice board as his "most rewarding extracurricular activity."
Read the profile
Women Business Leaders of Maryland 2011
Read Ann Mitchell's profile in this publication of The Gazette of Politics and Business.
Women Business Leaders (page 6)
Dr. Robert Washington highlighted
Robert Washington's article on African Americans and hospice was
used to illustrate outreach to underserved communities in an article in a national hospice
organization's publication.
For Montgomery Hospice, based in Rockville, MD, outreach to minority
populations is a critical component of community outreach. Montgomery
County has the most racially mixed population of any county in Maryland and
has more foreign-born residents of any jurisdiction in Maryland, Washington, DC or
Virginia, so it's vitally important that the organization discusses what hospice care
provides within the context of the patient's s and family's cultural and religious beliefs.
A good example of the organization's work toward improving that understanding is a
recent article in Hospice Matters.
Dr. Washington's article in Hospice Matters
NHPCO August Newsline (page 42)
Montgomery Hospice featured in HFA professional education
Montgomery Hospice was highlighted in the Hospice Foundation of America's spring 2011 Spirituality and End-of-Life Care program.
Montgomery Hospice chaplain Gary Fink also was a part of the panel of experts discussing
spirituality at end of life.
Watch video
HFA program information
Dr. Robert Washington receives You Make a Difference Award
Dr. Washington was given the award by the Hospice and Palliative Care Network of Maryland. This award recognizes individuals who have provided dedicated support to "the success of hospice and palliative care." More information. (page 2)
President Obama Appoints Montgomery Hospice Board Member to Advisory Group
Montgomery Hospice congratulates board member Richard Binder M.D. on his appointment to the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health. More information.
Montgomery Hospice Honored
Montgomery Hospice was named a 2011 Art of Caring Honoree at the May 4, 2011 IONA Art of Caring
Luncheon. Thank you, Joseph Gawler's Sons, Inc. for the nomination:
Gawler's is proud to honor Montgomery Hospice, a nonprofit community-based care organization. We admire how well they live their mission to
"gentle the journey through serious illness and loss with skill and compassion."
Gary Fink Receives Award
Howard University School of Divinity and the United Church of Christ honored Montgomery Hospice
chaplain Gary Fink as a "Pillar of Faith" at the Tenth Annual James Floyd Jenkins Pillar of Faith
Awards Luncheon on April 16, 2011.
more info
You Don't Have to Believe in Heaven to Find Life after Death
Montgomery Hospice chaplain Gary Fink discusses legacy building for the Huffington Post.
Read the article
Gentle into the Night
In a column in Bethesda magazine, journalist Steve Roberts talks about his mother, Mrs. Dorothy
Roberts,and the care she received from Montgomery Hospice. His description of Sally Roberts,
her Montgomery Hospice nurse: "She smoothed our path and soothed our pain. We were in good hands."
Read the column
Best Family Doctor
Congratulations to Dr. Gary Wilks, one of Montgomery Hospice's Team Physicians, for
being named "Best Family Doctor" by Bethesda Magazine (in their January/February
2011 issue). Read about Dr. Wilks
Complementary Therapies
Montgomery Hospice's Complementary Therapy program was highlighted in
the Winter 2011 edition of Insights, NHPCO's publication for
professionals.
Read the article (see page 25)
Grief during the holidays
Linda Tebelman, Montgomery Hospice Director of Bereavement Services, provided information
to The Gazette about grief during the holidays. Printed in an
article describing grief support groups, Linda was quoted:
"[Montgomery Hospice] encourages a step-by-step approach to getting through the holidays with
the "five C's" - choose, change, communicate, compromise
and comfort."
Catherine Leggett Honored
In the December 2010 issue, Bethesda Magazine names long-time Montgomery Hospice board member,
Catherine Leggett, as one of the "Women We Admire." She and the other women are introduced as "women who demonstrate grace,
generosity of spirit and remarkable achievement."
Read more about Ms. Leggett
Montgomery Hospice Selected as Recipient of The Gazette of Politics and Business Third Annual Exceptional 53 Business Award
Montgomery Hospice is one of the 53 most exceptional
businesses and organizations in the State of Maryland. The P&B Exceptional 53 Award
program acknowledges organizations based on "service innovations,
community service efforts, and how they have steered their way through the economic downturn."
Ann Mitchell receiving award
List of Winners
Ann Mitchell Radio Interview
Ann Mitchell was interviewed on the Executive Leaders Radio program
that was broadcast on several radio shows in September 2010. She discusses
Montgomery Hospice's 30 years of service to Montgomery County, as well as her own leadership and background.
Listen to the interview
(Ann's interview starts at 28:30.)
Ann Mitchell at the mike
2010 Bereavement Conference
Close to 300 people attended the Montgomery Hospice annual bereavement Conference,
Helping Persons with Complicated and Traumatic Loss with presenter Therese Rando, Ph.D. on
Monday, September 20, 2010.
More information
Montgomery Hospice has a new Medical Director.
Montgomery Hospice welcomes Geoffrey Coleman M.D., M.H.A. as new Medical Director. Dr. Coleman, a hospice physician since 2003,
is certified in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine, as well as in Family Medicine.
More information
MH President to serve Smith Alumae Association
Ann Mitchell, President & CEO of Montgomery Hospice, has been elected to serve as Director at Large
for the Alumnae Association of Smith College.
Read Smith Alumnae Quarterly Spring 2010
(see online page 84).
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service 2010
Thank you to all who came out to the 2010 Montgomery County Volunteer Center's Day of Service and especially to those who helped with the Montgomery Hospice Polar Fleece Comfort Blanket & Scarf Project. Photos.