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Part 2 of our interview with Lillian Koontz.  Cole and Laura continue with Lillian on how her organization handled the COVID pandemic, and we discuss the vaccine distribution over the past few months. We also touch on some of the reasons why the Davidson County Health Department served our community so well with this difficult and unprecedented issue. . To check out more information on the COVID vaccine or any other services offered head over to,  https://www.co.davidson.nc.us/200/Health 

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In Part 1 of this  special episode of Community Connections, Cole co-hosts with  Laura Owen, CEO of Hospice of Davidson County. They have a great conversation with the Health Director of the Davidson County Health Department, Lillian Koontz. Lillian provides us with a ton of insight into how her organization handled the COVID pandemic, and continued services in our community. To check out more information on the COVID vaccine or any other services offered head over to,  https://www.co.davidson.nc.us/200/Health 

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On this week's episode, Emmalee and Cole speak with Sylvia Walters Drake. Sylvia discusses her new book "Widowed in a Heartbeat: A Journey of Grief and Survival." She shares the story of her grief journey and discusses the message of her book. You can find her book for sale at: https://www.amazon.com/Widowed-Heartbeat-journey-grief-survival/dp/1736207911.   If you would like to contact Sylvia, you can email her at [email protected]. For more information on the podcast head over to hospiceofdavidson.org.

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In this week's episode, Cole and Hannah speak to Dana Holliday. Dana is a renowned artist, and board member with Arts Davidson County. She comes on to discuss her work, the impact of artists in the community, and the role Arts Davidson County plays for the benefit of our community. If you would like to see more of Dana's work, or support Arts Davidson County you can check out the links below. https://www.danaholliday.com/    https://www.artsdavidsoncounty.org/
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For this special episode, Emmalee and Cole talk with Kaitlyn McFadden and Josh Proctor about the amazing work on our Nursing Assistants. The amazing patient and family care that this group provides, helps ours and many other healthcare organizations be successful.  We look to highlight this work and recognize some of the individuals that make up this great team! If one our Nursing Assistants has had a impact on you or your family, please let us know. You can send us an email to [email protected].  

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In this weeks episode, Cole and Hannah talk to Jennifer King. Jennifer is the Infection Control Officer for Hospice of Davidson County.  Jennifer gives us some great insight  into the struggles, safety measures, and procedures taken, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also provides us with an outlook as to how Hospice continues to put the safety of its patients and families first. Visit our website hospiceofdavison.org for more information 

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For this episode, Cole is joined by Jennifer Everhart, Chief Clinical Officer with Hospice of Davidson County. They sit down and talk with Dr. Rachel Warner, a Trauma & Acute Care Surgeon with Wake Forest Baptist Health. Dr. Warner provides great discussion, and education surrounding advance life support and critical care procedures. This episode is in recognition of National Trauma Awareness Month. 

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Cole and Emmalee, discuss the services and offerings of the Hinkle Hospice House, with Josh Proctor. Josh Is the Director of Inpatient Services, and he gives us some insight into the purpose, offerings, and day to day operations of the facility. The Hinkle Hospice House Serves the highest need patients. It provides comforting, and peaceful end-of-life care to those in need. 

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In this special episode, Cole sits down with the different nursing team directors. They highlight and discuss the amazing work done by the nurses of Hospice of Davidson County. Please take a moment to listen and help recognize these incredible nurses. 
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This week, Emmalee and Cole speak with Elizabeth McNeil. She is a Nurse Practitioner  and the Director of Provider Services with Hospice of Davidson County. We discuss the ethical principles, and the ways hospice navigates difficult decision making with its patients and families. For more information, please visit our website, hospiceofdavidson.org/community-connections