Hospice of Lubbock Inc

SEE SCHEDULE OPROVIDENCEON JULY 1, 2016, PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES (PHS) AND ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM (SJHS) ENTERED INTO A BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT TO FORM PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH (PROVIDENCE). BY COMING TOGETHER, PROVIDENCE SEEKS TO BETTER SERVE ITS COMMUNITIES THROUGH GREATER PATIENT AFFORDABILITY, OUTSTANDING CLINICAL CARE, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST. TOGETHER, OUR CAREGIVERS SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 1,085 CLINICS ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON.THE FOUNDERS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS WERE COURAGEOUS WOMEN AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. THE SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE AND THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE BROUGHT HEALTH CARE AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES TO THE AMERICAN WEST WHEN IT WAS STILL A RUGGED, UNTAMED FRONTIER. NOW, AS WE FACE A DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE A CHANGING HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT WE DRAW UPON THEIR PIONEERING AND COMPASSIONATE SPIRIT TO PLAN FOR THE NEXT CENTURY OF HEALTH CARE.PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICESIN 1856, MOTHER JOSEPH AND FOUR SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE ESTABLISHED HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. OVER THE YEARS, OTHER CATHOLIC SISTERS TRANSFERRED SPONSORSHIP OF THEIR MINISTRIES TO PROVIDENCE, INCLUDING THE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY, DOMINICANS AND CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH. RECENTLY, SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES, KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS HAVE JOINED PROVIDENCE AS SECULAR PARTNERS WITH A COMMON COMMITMENT TO SERVING ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEMIN 1912, A SMALL GROUP OF SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH LANDED ON THE RUGGED SHORES OF EUREKA, CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE. THEY LATER ESTABLISHED ROOTS IN ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, AND EXPANDED TO SERVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS. THE HEALTH SYSTEM ESTABLISHED MANY KEY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING A MERGER BETWEEN LUBBOCK METHODIST HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND ST. MARY HOSPITAL TO FORM COVENANT HEALTH IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS. RECENTLY, AN AFFILIATION WAS ESTABLISHED WITH HOAG HEALTH TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSGROUNDED IN OUR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF LUBBOCK IS ONE OF ONLY TWO NON-PROFIT HOSPICES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. HOSPICE OF LUBBOCK IS STILL THE ONLY HOSPICE PROVIDER IN THE REGION TO CARE FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. THE AGENCY WAS INCORPORATED IN JULY 1986 AND BEGAN ADMITTING PATIENTS IN OCTOBER 1987.WHILE THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF OUR PATIENTS WERE SERVED IN LUBBOCK COUNTY THIS FISCAL YEAR, HOSPICE OF LUBBOCK SERVED TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH CARE AND SUPPORT IN THE MAJORITY OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES.THE MAJORITY OF HOSPICE PATIENTS WERE SERVED IN THEIR HOMES BUT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN NURSING HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, HOSPITALS, AS WELL AS OTHER FACILITIES.HOSPICE OF LUBBOCK PATIENTS ARE REFERRED BY PHYSICIANS. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS WERE FUNDED BY MEDICARE, FUNDING IS ALSO RECEIVED BY MEDICAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE, SELF PAY AS WELL AS UNFUNDED PATIENTS.FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOSPICE OF LUBBOCK GO TO:WWW.COVENANTHEALTH.ORG/HOSPICE-OF-LUBBOCK/FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM AND PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH, PLEASE VISIT WWW.STJHS.ORG AND WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG