Hospice of Queen Anne’s has a new name: Compass Regional Hospice. The name Compass Regional Hospice symbolizes that Hospice of Queen Anne’s is setting off on a new course, one that includes a larger geographic region and that builds on nearly 30 years as a respected provider of hospice care and grief support.
The image of a compass reflects the organization’s mission of helping patients and families set their own direction as they choose how to live with a life-limiting illness.
Compass Regional Hospice Executive Director Heather Guerieri says, “Now that we are the sole provider of hospice services in Queen Anne’s, Kent and Caroline Counties, we need a name that describes our wider geographic reach in the community.”
Guerieri adds, “A compass is a navigational tool that anyone can use to set a course and change direction in the same way that we help patients and families receive care on their terms. Also, a moral compass guides every member of our staff and each volunteer to do the right thing, at the right time, for the right person, every day of the year.”
In July, the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) approved Hospice of Queen Anne’s as the hospice provider in Kent County. The MHCC added Caroline County to HQA’s service area in September. At the same time the MHCC approved Hospice of Queen Anne’s to provide hospice care in Talbot County.
“We will partner with Talbot Hospice until they become a fully licensed and independent hospice agency,” Guerieri explains. “Compass Regional Hospice will continue to be an approved hospice provider in Talbot County for specific referrals, such as hospice care for children.”
Guerieri adds, “As we take on a new name we do so with great respect for our heritage in Queen Anne’s County and with appreciation for the people who will be welcoming us into their homes in Kent, Caroline and Talbot Counties.”
Kathy Deoudes, chair of the Compass Regional Hospice Board of Directors, says, “As Compass Regional Hospice we pledge to retain our roots in Queen Anne’s County while we build new relationships in the communities that we now serve. This expansion of our services has been a long and carefully considered process. With every step along the way we have focused on two things – the memory of the patients we have served for almost 30 years and the well-being of the people for whom we will continue to provide the highest level of hospice care and bereavement services.”
For more information about Compass Regional Hospice, call 443-262-4100 or visit www.compassregionalhospice.org.
The staff of Hospice of Queen Anne’s marked a new chapter in the organization’s history as they changed their name to Compass Regional Hospice on November 3.
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