Since 2006, FHPCA has produced the Awards of Excellence awards program, and each year hospice programs and employees are recognized for their innovative and hard work. This year’s Forum theme “Journey Mapping Our Past, Paving New Roads” got us wondering, what journey has the past Award of Excellence winners been on since they’ve won their award? To answer that question, we decided to kick off “Where are they now?” starting today and ending at this year’s conference in Orlando. So stay tuned to see the past award winners journey – their successes and failures and lessons learned.
2006 Volunteer Program Winner – Covenant Hospice
“Ambassador Volunteer Program”
Give us an update on your winning program…Is it still in existence? How has it changed or grown since you were first recognized?
Our Ambassador volunteer program has grown tremendously and volunteers continue to provide education and access to end-of-life care to the community. The program has expanded to include a veteran/military component and an assisted living facility component.
How has your program affected patient and/or community outcomes?
The program has increased Covenant’s outreach to non-healthcare populations, to include churches, civic groups, veteran and military groups, and underserved populations. This program has allowed Covenant to multiply the efforts of marketing employees, utilizing trained volunteers who work under their supervision.
How can people find out more about your winning program?
Contact Sandi Huster, Director of Volunteer Programs, Covenant Hospice, sandra.huster@covenanthospice.org.
(Left to right) Keelea LeJeune, Volunteer Manager and Angelina Sansone, Ambassador Volunteer, Covenant Hospice.