NHA Marks One Year Anniversary
Neighborhood Hospice, a division of Neighborhood Health Agencies, Inc. (NHA), is marking the one-year anniversary of the opening of the first Hospice Inpatient Unit in Chester County in late August, 2007.
Located across the street from Chester County Hospital at 400 East Marshall Street, the unit has cared for more than 350 patients during its first year of operation. In December 2007, Comcast CN8 recognized Neighborhood Hospice for its superior patient care and chose the organization as one of eight recipients in the metropolitan Philadelphia area profiled in the cable TV channel's "Eight Days of Caring" series of holiday broadcasts.
The mission of Neighborhood Hospice has always been to provide comfort and dignity to patients at the end of their life. The Hospice Inpatient unit opened and expanded over the past year to be able to care for twenty-two patients who are experiencing physical symptoms that require 'round-the-clock skilled nursing care. The unit includes twenty-two private rooms with adjacent areas including a family lounge, youth room, meditation room and spacious dining room, all decorated in a home-like style.
If you would like to learn more about Hospice care at Neighborhood Health Agencies, or you would like to visit our new Hospice Inpatient Unit, please call 610-696-6511.
Now celebrating its 96th anniversary, NHA has been providing home health, hospice, personal care, and outreach services to communities in Chester County and surrounding areas since 1912.
NHA Employee Receives Russell R. Tyson Award of Hope
Neighborhood Health Agencies, Inc. (NHA) is proud to announce that The Cancer Center of Chester County presented the Russell R. Tyson Award of Hope to Heidi Owen, RN, Director of Neighborhood Hospice (a NHA subsidiary) at their recent annual Cancer Survivors Day Celebration. Ms. Owen received the award in acknowledgement of her outstanding work with people in the community who have cancer, as well as her groundbreaking leadership in opening the Neighborhood Hospice Inpatient Unit, the first free-standing hospice inpatient unit in Chester County.
A registered nurse since 1986, Ms. Owen has been with NHA since 1994. She holds a BSN degree from Radford University in Virginia. Ms. Owen has more than 15 years of experience in hospice care, as well as extensive experience in critical care, trauma, emergency room, and open heart surgery. She is a board member of the Pennsylvania Hospice Network, and a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Chester County Challenge for Cancer Ride
A very special thank you to every one of our participants, volunteers, and sponsors! We could not have had the success we did without all of you.
Mark your calendar for next year’s Chester County Challenge for Cancer Bike Ride!
Interested in seeing some photos from the event? Look no further.
- CCCC Ride Photos [brandywinedigital.com]
- Video of the start [video.google.com]
- CCCC Ride Photos [flickr.com]
CN8's Report on Neighborhood Hospice
Come watch Gwen Owen's news report about Neighborhood Hospice, and the experience her family had while her father was a patient.
Click here to watch the video.
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Caring and Compassion
The neighborhoods we serve are connected by more than streets and roads and phone lines. They are connected by common needs for caring, compassion, dignity, good health, the fellowship of family and friends and quality of life.
NHA continues the caring, compassionate American tradition of neighbors helping neighbors. And in Chester County, nobody does a better job than NHA when it comes to bringing quality care right to your front door.
This Internet site will provide you with information about NHA and the comprehensive range of services we provide. Please contact us to learn more about what NHA can do for you. We’re your neighbors – and we are ready to serve you and your family in any way we can.
For Physicians: The Neighborhood Health Agency (NHA) provides quality homecare, private duty, and hospice services. We’re here to help you take care of your patients. We also do everything we can to make the referral process fast and efficient, expedite transition from hospital to home, reduce paperwork whenever we can, provide timely, accurate, reliable information and help you and your staff in any way we can. We want you and your staff to know you can refer to NHA with confidence. More info...
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