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Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Bernard Shore, MD
March 30, 2011
The Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Bernard Shore, MD, medical director for BJC Hospice. The award honors those who, over the course of many years, have dedicated themselves to enhancing the quality of life for hospice patients.
Dr. Shore has been a medical director since BJC Hospice formed in 1997, and -- prior to that -- was the medical director for Barnes-Jewish Hospice.
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BJC Hospice Honors Dr. Bernie Shore for Receiving Missouri Hospice
& Palliative Care Association's Lifetime Achievement Award
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PasSage Program Receives New Volunteer Program Award
March 30, 2011
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From left: Bernard Shore, MD, a medical
director with BJC Hospice; Barbara Westland,
director, BJC Hospice and Supportive Care;
and Eileen Spinner, volunteer coordinator |
The MHPCA Heart of Hospice Program Award recognizes an MHPCA member hospice that developed an added service for their patients or enhanced their community outreach. BJC Hospice was recognized for the PasSage program, which began in December 2009.
More than 60 PasSage volunteers with specialized training are on-call for families 24 hours a day. They provide the hospice patient and family with support, companionship and education by being present in the last 24-48 hours of the patient’s life.
“The hours and minutes before death can be filled with a sense of fear and helplessness for both the patient and family,” says Eileen Spinner, BJC Hospice volunteer coordinator. “PasSage volunteers sit vigil with the patients and families, and watch attentively for any needs. They help those present find peace in the dying process.”
For patients without family or friends, PasSage volunteers provide companionship in the patient’s home, or in a hospital or nursing home.
“Personally, this is one of the most rewarding things a person can do,” says Rodna King, BJC Hospice
PasSage volunteer. “It is a blessing and a privilege to share so much with the patient during this time in their lives. I am giving them some of me, but I get so much more from them. It is an amazing experience."
Weavings Wins Heart of Hospice Program Award
April 4, 2007
BJC Hospice received the Heart of Hospice Program Award for its Weavings SM retreat from the Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association April 4, 2007, in Jefferson City. Weavings is a free weekend retreat for bereaved mothers who have experienced the death of a child 21 or younger.
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