Inside This Issue: - Hospice

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OurMission
Hospice of Lancaster
County is dedicated to
providing care and comfort
to help patients and families
live better at end of life.
OurVision
Hospice of Lancaster
County is committed to
excellence through the
continual strengthening
of home hospice care,
inpatient hospice care and
bereavement services, while
advocating for comfort,
support and timely access
to services. We will also
serve as medical, ethical,
spiritual and educational
leaders in matters related
to end-of-life care.
Cathy A. Stauffer
President and
Chief Executive Officer
2010 BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Robert A. Brandt, Jr.
Chair
Geoffrey W. Eddowes
First Vice Chair
Joel L. Samitt, D.O.
Second Vice Chair
Jeffrey C. Gisslin
Secretary
Stephanie Carfley, Esq.
Treasurer
Thomas Beaver, III
Nevin D. Cooley
Charles Engle
Edward L. Flick
Robert L. Fryer, Jr.
Brooke W. Herr
David J. Hess
Nancy Mayer Hughes
William J. Lafferty, Jr.
Thomas E. Morell
J. Roger Moyer, Jr.
Margaret (Peg) Newcomer
Randall A. Oyer, M.D.
Benjamín L. Saldaña
Laura Schanz
Jane Shipe
Christopher Stump
Larry Zook
Hospice of Lancaster
County, providing comfort,
care and support for
30 years.
From Our Chairman
On April 12, 2010, we honored more than 1,000 Hospice of Lancaster County
volunteers at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner. Although we officially
recognize and honor our volunteers every spring, we appreciate their priceless
donation of time and talents every single day throughout the year. As we
celebrate our 30th Anniversary, we reflect how important volunteers have been
to our organization since Hospice of Lancaster County opened its doors three
decades ago.
Nearly all of our patients and their families have experienced the gentle
support of our volunteers. These special people visit patients at home, in the
Robert A. Brandt, Jr.
nursing home, hospital or inpatient center; they prepare meals for our patients
and their loved ones; they welcome visitors to our centers; they console grieving families; they play a
crucial role in our fundraising activities throughout the year.
We are so grateful to our volunteers and others in the community for helping make our
organization what it is today.
General Contractor and Architect of Mount Joy
Hospice Center Win Prestigious Awards
Benchmark Construction
Company, Inc. and Reese,
Lower, Patrick & Scott,
Ltd. (RLPS) each have won
prestigious awards for the
construction and design
of the Mount Joy Hospice
Center, which opened
October 1, 2008.
Benchmark
Construction was recently
honored with a National
Award of Excellence
from Associated Builders
and Contractors (ABC)
for the construction of
the Mount Joy Hospice
Center.
RLPS architects who
designed the Mount
Joy Hospice Center
received an Award of
Merit in the Design for
Aging Review 10, co-sponsored by the American Institute
of Architects (AIA) and the American Association of Homes and Services for Aging (AAHSA).
Designs of the project will be exhibited at the AIA and AAHSA conferences and will be published in
Design for Aging Review, 10 th Edition.
The Mount Joy Hospice Center has made an immediate impact on the community. Since the facility
opened, more than 500 patients received inpatient care and the PATHways Center for Grief & Loss
supported more than 7,600 adults, teens and children in 2009.
On our cover: Spirit of Hospice Award winner Betty Rudy, center, with (left to right) Harriet Engle, Dawn Oberholtzer, Lauren Kreider,
Trish Benton and Patti Anewalt of the PATHways Center for Grief & Loss. Photo by Kathy Herr