Board of
Directors
President
Dennis Hamilton
Vice President
Keith Brooks, Esq.
Secretary
Meredith Koch
Treasurer
Maryann Argyres
Past
President
Jeanette Bessent
David Zelinsky
David Bolster
Bill Fisher
Carol Anne Ogdin
Rev. Craig Kuehn
Diane Wilkinson
Bob Laurie
Dale van Dam
Shannon Truesdale
Interim Medical Director
Sherellen Gerhart, MD
Friends of Hospice
Representative
Susie Meyer |
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Dear Friend,
Snowline Hospice has been an important part of the community for
over 25 years. We touch every aspect of human life: physical,
emotional, and spiritual. We believe in and provide compassionate
end-of-life care in the home for patients and their loved ones.
A hospice patient can be anyone and they are just like us. They
could have been a schoolteacher, a mailman, a construction worker,
or businessperson. Hospice patients can live right down the street
or may have sat in front of you at church.
Individuals facing a long-term illness face many fears and concerns:
the fear of pain, being alone, being a burden to their families, and
the financial cost involved with a long-term illness.
Family members and caregivers of the terminally ill also face many
concerns and fears. They worry that the patient is suffering pain
and discomfort and that they might hurt the patient. They are
worried about what is happing to their loved one and what will
happen at the death.
Hospice addresses all these fears with trained personnel that
specialize in end-of-life care. It addresses the pain fears, teaches
families how to provide proper care to their loved ones and educates
families on what the patient is experiencing. Best of all, families
and patients never receive a bill for hospice care. A third party
such as Medicare or private insurance pays for all hospice care.
Hospice, like other areas of health care, has seen a significant
increase in-patient care costs. As the costs rise, Snowline Hospice
is increasingly dependent on community support to bridge the
financial gap between Medicare/ insurance reimbursement and actual
patient care expenses.
Increased nationwide demand for healthcare staff and pharmaceutical
products, along with the recent trend of late referrals and decline
in patient census have cost Snowline Hospice’s per patient expense
to jump to an all time high.
We know you value the mission and care Snowline Hospice provides.
Your gift will help us continue to serve these wonderful deserving
individuals with compassionate end-of-life care.
Sincerely
The Board of Directors, Snowline Hospice.
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Each person represents a piece in life’s puzzle. The Snowline Hospice Memory
Trees provide an opportunity for a loved one to be forever remembered. Each
piece of the memory trees is engraved with a special person’s name with a one
time donation of $500.00 or more. Consider having your loved one’s name gracing
one of Snowline Hospice’s memory trees. The trees are permanently displayed in
the Snowline Hospice lobby and can be viewed during regular business hours. They
are also a vital element during the organization’s Light a Life Ceremony
celebrated annually the first Sunday of December. 
The
Hospice Wreath of Remembrance was created in 2006 as an enhancement of the
previous Patient Care Drive. Snowline Hospice sent out hundreds of ribbons to
friends and families to give them the opportunity to dedicate a ribbon to a
special individual. The Hospice Wreath fundraiser spanned a three-month time
frame with over 365 ribbons being returned The returned ribbons are now being
applied to a beautiful grapevine wreath and once completed will be on permanent
display in the patient care lobby of Snowline Hospice’s new administration
building. A plaque displaying each loved ones names will also preside.