by the numbers - Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care
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SERENIty hOUSE<br />
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isiting <strong>Nurse</strong> & <strong>Hospice</strong> <strong>Care</strong>’s 6-bed hospice inpatient facility, Serenity House, celebrated its 15th Anniversary in<br />
July 2010 <strong>and</strong> was honored to care for its 1000th patient. While <strong>the</strong> health care industry has experienced significant<br />
changes over <strong>the</strong> last decade <strong>and</strong> a half, <strong>the</strong> mission of Serenity House has not. It is a special place where a person can<br />
live <strong>the</strong>ir remaining life with high quality care, comfort <strong>and</strong> dignity – offering round-<strong>the</strong>-clock medical care from a team<br />
of specially trained doctors, nurses, social workers, spiritual counselors, home health aides <strong>and</strong> volunteers who support<br />
emotional, spiritual <strong>and</strong> physical needs.<br />
Tending to <strong>the</strong> physical, emotional <strong>and</strong> spiritual<br />
needs of our patients <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir families calls on <strong>the</strong><br />
talents of an exceptional group of people – our staff<br />
<strong>and</strong> volunteers. Several of <strong>the</strong> clinical staff attended<br />
workshops, conferences <strong>and</strong> trainings in 2010 to<br />
enhance <strong>the</strong>ir knowledge <strong>and</strong> skills while providing<br />
<strong>the</strong>m with tools to ensure a home-like environment<br />
of peace <strong>and</strong> serenity.<br />
Our phenomenal volunteers are an essential part of<br />
<strong>the</strong> hospice team. Numbering more than 30, one<br />
member of this extraordinary group can be found at<br />
Serenity House from 9 AM until 7 PM every day of<br />
<strong>the</strong> week.<br />
In 2010, Serenity House saw a 10% increase in admissions, 122 compared to 111 in 2009. Patient days grew from 1,872<br />
in 2009 to 1,970 in 2010, representing a 10.5% increase; <strong>and</strong> our average daily census rose from 5.1 to 5.4 days.<br />
To address this growing need, construction continued in 2010 on a new Serenity House on Miramonte Drive in Santa<br />
Barbara to provide more end-of-life beds for patients from throughout <strong>the</strong> County. The new Serenity House, made<br />
possible through <strong>the</strong> generous support of <strong>the</strong> community, is scheduled to open in <strong>the</strong> spring of 2011.<br />
global impact<br />
viagenco<br />
In partnershIp<br />
wIth afrIcan-Based vIagenco Integrated<br />
comprehensIve care, vnhc staff contInue to<br />
assIst In <strong>the</strong> operatIon of a permanent health<br />
clInIc, home-Based pallIatIve care program<br />
<strong>and</strong> hIv outreach program In mBIta, kenya.<br />
staff <strong>and</strong> communIty memBers also help<br />
support over 150 orphaned chIldren’s educatIon.<br />
The Viagenco project served over 1200 patients in 2010 including 221 home<br />
visits to palliative care patients in Mbita, kenya. In addition, over $32,600 was<br />
raised <strong>by</strong> VNHC staff to support education initiatives for about 150 orphans.
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