On this weeks episode, Cole is joined by guest co-host Christina Davenport. We are honored to feature Kristie Hege who is the President of United Way of Davidson County. She comes on to discuss their mission, upcoming important dates, as well as give some background on the amazing work that Kristie and the United Way of Davidson County have been doing. For more information, to donate, or to get involved visit https://www.uwdavidson.org/  

This week, Cole and Josh are Joined by Chief Administrative Officer,  Aaron Holt, and Clinical Quality Assurance Analyst, Paige Overby. They come on to discuss how Hospice of Davidson County uses technology to enhance patient care. We also talk about how innovation is necessary to continue to improve the patient care experience. 

This week, Cole and Josh discuss and unexpected topic.  We look at the grief the hospice staff go through, and how the process loss.  We also Discuss relationships built with families in our communities, and how this can impact our amazing staff. 

On today's episode, Director of Community Relations, Christina Davenport joins us. She comes on to discuss the agency's status as a Not for Profit organization, and why that matters to Davidson County. for more information visit hospiceofdavidson.org

On this week's episode, Cole and Josh discuss the different hospice specific certifications many clinicians within the agency have obtained. We discuss the proccesses, and how that makes for a higher level of care for our patients and their families. 

Welcome to the 4th season of the Community Connections Podcast! On this weeks' episode, we are celebrating the recent achievement of becoming a 5 star hospice. We also talk about what that means for our patients, their families, and the community. 
Check out the care compare website for more information on the qulity of hospice services here in Davidson County: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=Hospice

For more information on the podcast, please visit: https://www.hospiceofdavidson.org/resource-library/community-connections-podcast/

On this week's episode we discuss some upcoming events for Hospice Sabbath. Spiritual Counselor Miranda Lane, MDiv, joins us to discuss spirituality and loss, and how events such as these, help communities heal. https://www.hospiceofdavidson.org/hospice-sabbath/

On this episode of Community Connections, Josh Proctor, Director of Clinical Services, joins us to discuss Congestive Heart Failure symptoms. We also dive into the importance of goals of care discussion, and healthcare providers role in this. 

This week, Cole chats with Uptown Lexington Executive Director, Travis Stewart. We discuss the upcoming "Uptown Wine Down"  happening on September 9th from 1-5pm. We also feature other upcoming fall/winter events in the community. For more information on these events, and how you can help this organization please visit: https://www.uptownlexingtonnc.com/

Fall Prevention Week is September 18th-22nd. Listen in as Clinical Educator, Jennifer King discuss Fall risk from the hospice perspective, and provide tips, and resources for fall risk factors. Visit https://ncfallsprevention.org/ for more information.