Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care

Coastal Hospice and Palliative Care is a non-profit health care organization founded in 1980.[1] It is located in Salisbury, Maryland, and serves Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties.

Coastal Hospice, Inc.
FormationJuly 1, 1980 (1980-07-01)
TypeNon-Profit
52-1214775
Location
Coordinates38.3728485°N 75.5535901°W / 38.3728485; -75.5535901
Area served
Dorchester County, Maryland, Somerset County, Maryland, Wicomico County, Maryland, Worcester County, Maryland
15
Key people
Staff
170+
Volunteers
250+
Websitecoastalhospice.org

Its mission as a hospice is to serve the needs of the terminally ill in their own homes throughout the four Lower Shore counties.[2][3] Coastal Hospice also provides palliative care, or medical care for managing pain and other symptoms of cancer. Coastal Hospice uses a team approach, sending registered nurses, counselors, home health aides, social workers, and volunteers to patients' homes. Working with the patients' own physicians, the health care workers strive to help patients live fully and as pain-free as possible. Charitable contributions and donations support charity care, helping to offset costs of care for those who need help but cannot pay either privately or by insurance.

Coastal Hospice at the Lake

Coastal Hospice at the Lake opened in 2004. It is a 14-bed inpatient facility located within the Deer's Head Center.[4] It is designed to give patients short-term care, usually less than five days, when a patient needs intensified medical care to treat symptoms that cannot be managed at home. The facility is also used for respite care, when a caregiver needs a break.

Coastal Hospice at the Ocean

Recently renamed the Macky & Pam Stansell House of Coastal Hospice at the Ocean, the new facility is expected to open in fall 2018.[5] The facility will be home for hospice patients who have no one to care for them in their own homes. It will also be a community outreach center focusing on palliative care, volunteers, grief support, and community education such as advance directives. Located at The Point in Ocean Pines, most patient rooms and gathering areas will have a view of the Isle of Wight Bay and the Ocean City skyline.[6]

Coastal Hospice Thrift Shop

Coastal Hospice operates a thrift shop in Berlin, Maryland. Sales support Coastal Hospice at the Ocean.[7]

References
  1. "Mission/Values | Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care MD Eastern Shore". Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care MD Eastern Shore. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  2. Nunez, Lissette (2018-04-19). "Coastal Hospice provides options to keep loved ones comfortable". WMDT. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  3. "Comfort or palliative care improves quality of life". Delmarva Daily Times. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  4. "Coastal Hospice at The Lake | Short-term Hospice Care Salisbury MD". Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care MD Eastern Shore. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  5. "Macky & Pam Stansell House of Coastal Hospice at the Ocean | Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care MD Eastern Shore". Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care MD Eastern Shore. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  6. "Coastal Hospice anticipates new presence in Ocean Pines". Delmarva Daily Times. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  7. "Coastal Hospice Thrift Shop is great place to volunteer". Delmarva Daily Times. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
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