*Established in 1985, Valley Hospice, Inc. is the only non-profit, locally based hospice in the Upper Ohio Valley. We are a Medicare approved hospice. We earned our Joint Commission Accreditation with Commendation in 1997
*Our team of medical professionals and trained volunteers works with the patient's own physician and family caregivers to enable patients to find comfort, dignity, and meaning, so that they may experience a peaceful death in the setting of their choice
*We extend our services to everyone in the communities we serve through bereavement support and professional education programs. *We provide special comfort care for people with life-limiting illnesses and support for their caregivers in the home,nursing facility,or hospital
*No one is ever turned away due to lack of ability to pay
*When cure is no longer possible,it's time for special comfort care,called palliative care
*Palliative care is the control of pain and other uncomfortable symptoms associated with serious illness
*Our unique care includes emotional and spiritual support for both patient and family
*The goal of palliative care is the best possible quality of life for patients and their caregivers