By Amaryllis Baena - Catholic Hospice
Photographer: ROBERTO AGUIRRE |FC
Ricardo Pol, director of Professional Services, and Bonnie Alkema, executive director of Catholic Hospice, stand at the entrance of the new Inpatient Unit at St. Anne's.
MIAMI | Catholic Hospice has opened a new inpatient care unit conveniently located in St. Anne�s Nursing Center and Residence, to continue serving the hospice patients in Miami-Dade County.
This inpatient care unit includes eight rooms for terminally ill patients and began taking patients Sept. 28. The unit is located on the second floor of St. Anne�s, 11855 Quail Roost Drive, Miami.
Catholic Hospice has been serving the South Florida Community for over 25 years. In recent years, Catholic Hospice opened inpatient care units at St. Catherine�s West in Hialeah Gardens and at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale.
"It has long been the goal of Catholic Hospice to provide a dedicated inpatient unit to the South Miami-Dade community,� said Bonnie Alkema, executive director of Catholic Hospice. �The new St. Anne�s unit will serve the community with dedicated hospice staff to provide compassionate, quality care to those whose needs at the end of life cannot be met at home."
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new inpatient unit at St. Anne�s took place Sept. 25.
Catholic Hospice is a not-for-profit health care organization providing end-of-life care to terminally ill patients and their families throughout Miami-Dade and Broward County. Catholic Hospice is dedicated to the preservation of the quality of life of people facing end of life issues. Its staff provides pain control and symptom management, as well as spiritual and psychological support, to over 500 patients and their bereaved families daily, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, ethnic background, handicap, diagnosis or financial resources.
Catholic Hospice also sponsors programs such as the L�chaim Jewish Hospice Program, Wishes Granted, Pet Peace of Mind, We Honor Veterans, Camp Erin, a bereavement camp for children, and other bereavement support groups. For more information on Catholic Hospice, click here.
Photographer: ROBERTO AGUIRRE |FC
Father David Smith, a chaplain with Catholic Hospice, leads the blessing at the dedication and ribbon-cutting for the new inpatient unit at St. Anne's Nursing Center and Residence.
Catholic Hospice has been serving the South Florida Community for over 25 years. In recent years, Catholic Hospice opened inpatient care units at St. Catherine�s West in Hialeah Gardens and at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale.
"It has long been the goal of Catholic Hospice to provide a dedicated inpatient unit to the South Miami-Dade community,� said Bonnie Alkema, executive director of Catholic Hospice. �The new St. Anne�s unit will serve the community with dedicated hospice staff to provide compassionate, quality care to those whose needs at the end of life cannot be met at home."
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new inpatient unit at St. Anne�s took place Sept. 25.
Catholic Hospice is a not-for-profit health care organization providing end-of-life care to terminally ill patients and their families throughout Miami-Dade and Broward County. Catholic Hospice is dedicated to the preservation of the quality of life of people facing end of life issues. Its staff provides pain control and symptom management, as well as spiritual and psychological support, to over 500 patients and their bereaved families daily, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, ethnic background, handicap, diagnosis or financial resources.
Catholic Hospice also sponsors programs such as the L�chaim Jewish Hospice Program, Wishes Granted, Pet Peace of Mind, We Honor Veterans, Camp Erin, a bereavement camp for children, and other bereavement support groups. For more information on Catholic Hospice, click here.
Photographer: ROBERTO AGUIRRE |FC
Catholic Hospice staff cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the new inpatient unit at St. Anne's.
