Protecting our Patients and Those Who Care for Them

Protecting our Patients and Those Who Care for Them

by | Mar 16, 2020 | Uncategorized

Hi friends, During this time of global uncertainty, we wanted to let you know the steps Hospice Austin is taking to help keep our patients, families, volunteers and staff safe.   Health Screenings For the safety of all, our staff and volunteers are checking and...
The Miracle of Music

The Miracle of Music

by | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized

I have been a singer and choir director my entire life and have witnessed the joy of music-making in a wide variety of ways from enabling adults to sing classical pieces that they thought were beyond their abilities, to teaching young children to sing simple refrains...
Every Minute of Every Day Counts

Every Minute of Every Day Counts

by | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized

We often get letters from family members after a patient has died, but recently Hospice Austin Executive Director Marjorie Mulanax received this lovely letter from Deborah Wallis, the sister of our current patient, Jeffrey Wallis, about his nurse. It is reprinted here...
2019 – A Record-Breaking Year for Hospice Austin

2019 – A Record-Breaking Year for Hospice Austin

by | Jan 28, 2020 | Uncategorized

Dear Friends, 2019 was a record-breaking year in many ways. For the first time, we admitted more than 200 patients in one month – in December we admitted 206 – and also for the first time, our average daily census rose above 400 patients. For all of 2019, we admitted...
A Sense of Purpose

A Sense of Purpose

by | Jan 23, 2020 | End-of-life care

Many of you have asked about our patient who was featured in our last newsletter. When Michelle Heller first arrived at the Monte Siesta nursing facility, it was a difficult adjustment. She was relatively young, with cancer, and could no longer live alone. She...