Understanding Hospice
For 25 years, hospice
has been a fully covered benefit under Medicare. Hospice
is also covered by Medicaid, most private insurance plans,
HMOs and other managed care organizations
Our Mission:
Our Mission is to enable persons to live in peace and
with dignity in a caring environment during the final
stages of life by offering care and comfort both to them
and to those with whom they share their lives.
We
develop and provide individualized programs of care
and supportive services during dying, death and bereavement
that enhance quality of life by addressing physical,
emotional, spiritual and social needs.
Our
Vision:
Our vision is for patients to have a peaceful and meaningful
end-of-life experience – one in which they have
the time and physical capacity to get their affairs
in order, have meaningful conversations with friends
and loved ones and resolve any unfinished “business”
in their lives.
Background:
Hospice
Care Network (HCN) is a certified not-for-profit hospice
organization, serving families and patients in Nassau,
Suffolk and Queens Counties. Consisting of the former
Hospice of the South Shore, Hospice Care of Long Island
and Hospice Care of Queens, HCN has been caring for
patients in their own homes, and in nursing homes and
hospitals since 1988. It is one of the oldest, largest
and most respected hospice organizations in the State
of New York.
As
a member of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health
System, HCN is committed to the highest quality care
and is accredited by JCAHO as meeting the highest standards
expected in the field. We also maintain close relationships
with the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of
New York State and the National Hospice and Palliative
Care Organization, always keeping current with the newest
developments in the field of hospice and palliative
care.
HCN
does not discriminate in the hiring of personnel or
in the provision of care regardless of race, color,
disability, sex, sexual preference, age, handicap, marital
status, or national origin.
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