News
Release
For
Immediate Release
Date: 8/15/11
Contact: Diane Tomasi,
Community Relations
Phone: (850) 878-5310 E-Mail: diane@bigbendhospice.org
Bob Inzer, Chairman of the Big Bend Hospice Board of Directors,
announced the selection of Cathy Adkison as the new President and Chief
Executive Officer of Big Bend Hospice. “We are excited that Cathy has come to
Tallahassee to lead Big Bend Hospice.
Her extensive experience in nursing and management, especially in the
hospice and home nursing arena, is outstanding,” noted Inzer in announcing her
appointment.
Adkison has been at the helm of Big Bend Hospice for several
weeks. She came to the Big Bend
area from Alabama where she was a Senior Vice President of Operations for a
large home health and hospice provider serving over 54 counties. She is a Registered Nurse and holds a
bachelor’s of science in nursing as well as certification in Hospice and Home
Care Administration. Adkison has 30
years of nursing experience. 26 of those years are in administrative and
management positions.
“Cathy brings to our organization a wealth of clinical and
management expertise in the field of palliative care, and a great passion for
the difficult, yet immensely rewarding task of helping patients and their loved
ones find comfort and peace during the most difficult of times,” concluded Inzer.
Since opening in 1983, Big Bend Hospice has cared for
thousands of area patients. Last
year alone they provided 128,404 total days of patient care and drove over
1,000,000 miles to support patients in the eight-county Big Bend region. Big
Bend Hospice care is delivered by more than 200 full and part-time staff
members, supported by more than 300 volunteers to patients in their homes and
at the Hospice House. In addition,
2800 hospice families and 600 community members received bereavement support through
Big Bend Hospice bereavement support groups.
Your hometown
Hospice, Big Bend Hospice has deep roots here in the
community. A local care team
consisting of a Hospice physician, an experienced RN, a family counselor, a
home health aide, board certified music therapist, a chaplain and trained
volunteers are offered to every patient to help guide them through life’s most challenging
journey. For more information on
hospice services call (850) 878-5310.
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