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Vital Connections to Hope and Support
As the first hospice to be opened in North Carolina,
Hospice & Palliative CareCenter has 30 years of
experience providing unmatched medical care, counseling,
and spiritual support to critically ill patients and
their families. Regardless of a patient’s diagnosis, and
without consideration of his or her ability to pay, we
provide medically directed care through a highly skilled
interdisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, social workers,
nursing assistants, chaplains, volunteers, and bereavement
counselors. We believe that during life’s most difficult
transitions, the power of compassionate human connection
can inspire hope and peace.
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This Vital Connections campaign is our response to the
expanding need for quality hospice care in our community.
Our governing and foundation Boards of Directors have
approved pursuit of the following capital improvements:
- Expanding the KBR Hospice Home:
Add 7,600 sq. ft. and 10 new private patient rooms for
inpatient hospice care to address our extensive waiting list.
- Enlarging the Palliative Care Center:
Add 10,000 sq. ft. of space in order to accommodate
growth in the training programs for medical students
and education of healthcare
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Answering the Call
The need for our services is growing every day, and there
is no end in sight for the escalation in demand. While
we make the most of the resources we have, the fact
remains that last year 256 patients who were candidates
for Hospice Home admission died while waiting for
a room. Indeed, the need for our services and expertise
is overwhelming. Without immediate expansion, this
troubling statistic will trend higher, as more people in our
community come to rely on Hospice.
Because Every Moment Counts
When the final stages of a progressive
illness make living at home unfeasible, the
KBR Hospice Home provides patients
personalized pain-management plans, and
round-the-clock nursing and visitation by
volunteers. As the area’s only alternative to
a hospital admission for patients needing
intensive nursing skills and urgent
palliative care, the KBR Hospice Home gives patients
and their families a home away from home, promising
peace and comfort while they cope with the daily ordeals
of life-limiting illness.
The KBR Home operates at a greater than 100% occupancy
rate, as more and more families in our community appeal
for the admission of a loved one. To meet this rising
demand, we will add 10 new rooms to the KBR Hospice
Home. Comfortable and family-friendly, these rooms will
assure that a patient at the end stages of a critical illness
has constant skilled medical care, emotional and spiritual
support, and the companionship of our volunteers and
family members, who may visit any hour of the day or night.
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Throughout the natural process of someone dying,
we dedicate ourselves to the fact they are still living.
We will ease pain every step of the way, providing
comprehensive medical and personal care, because we
are a vital connection to hope during life’s final moments.
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Delivering Difficult News and Options
with Compassion
Physicians with knowledge about hospice and palliative
care are able to give their patients better options for pain
management, comfort, and quality of life. Last year, more
than 4,500 people benefited from end-of-life education
on our campus. An expansion of the Palliative CareCenter will allow for additional medical training and educational space so that this vital aspect of our programming may grow with the needs of the community.
Please Connect with Us Today
Your help can make a life-changing difference for those
facing life-threatening illness. Perhaps no investment
is more directly beneficial to the widest reach of our
community, as more than 1 out of 3 people who die in
Forsyth County, regardless of cause, are served by Hospice
& Palliative CareCenter. We ask for your participation
in our Vital Connections campaign as we raise $4 million
on behalf of the people in our community who need
intensive, compassionate support now.
Ways to Give and Naming Opportunities
Donors may make one-time gifts of cash, stocks, bonds,
or real estate or may fulfill their pledges over an extended
period. All gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent of the
law. Commemorative naming opportunities are available.
Please call to discuss your specific wishes and ideas.
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