Hospice Of Southern Maine
Hospice Of Southern Maine
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About this organization
Mission
Compassion, Care, and Comfort through end of life. Hospice of Southern Maine cares for adults eligible for hospice, regardless of income or insurance. Care is patient-centered, and provided by a team of physicians, nurses, hospice aides, social workers, chaplains, grief counselors, and volunteers. Hospice of Southern Maine is the largest hospice provider in Maine, and the only Medicare-cerrtified, nonprofit in southern Maine with the sole mission of hospice care. We serve people in 68 towns across southern and western Maine, primarily in York and Cumberland counties. Grief support is provided at no cost to anyone in the community, whether or not the loved one died in hospice care. We offer hospice education to clinical audiences, the general public, and through virtual reality.
About
Hospice of Southern Maine's (HSM) Mission is to provide compassion, care, and comfort through end-of-life for patients with life-limiting illnesses and support for their families. Our stated vision is as follows: "As a leading provider of Hospice and Palliative Care in Southern Maine, our focus is quality and excellence in patient and family centered care. Striving to be the hospice provider of choice for patients and families, and the hospice employer of choice for healthcare professionals, we endeavor to positively shift societal attitudes concerning death and dying, grief and loss." To meet our Mission, HSM offers comprehensive hospice care to patients in York and Cumberland Counties. Our patients have life-limiting illnesses with a prognosis of six months or less. In addition to providing medical, emotional, social and spiritual support to our patients, we also provide care before and after the death for their loved ones. Our core vision includes a focus on shifting societal attitudes concerning death and dying. To fulfill this vision, HSM organizes an annual regional conference on end-of-life topics; provides education to clinical staff in area hospitals; nursing homes; assisted living facilities; colleges and universities; businesses; churches; and the community. Our bereavement program, which is an important part of our mission, offers support for 13 months following the death of a loved one. Our program is unique in that it offers one-on-one counseling at no cost. We also offer eight-week group sessions for people who are interested in connecting with others in a similar situation. Additionally, we provide counseling and group support to anyone in the community who is grieving, whether or not their loved one died while under our care.Formed through a collaborative effort among York and Cumberland County community leaders and health care providers, HSM began providing direct patient services in 2004. In 2007, HSM opened the area's first inpatient hospice facility - the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. Today, HSM is the only free-standing, state licensed, Medicare-certified nonprofit in Maine that is solely focused on providing professional and volunteer direct hospice services to dying patients and their families, regardless of their ability to pay. Demand for our services continues to grow. In 2018, we provided hospice care to 1,697 patients and their families. We employ approximately 150 staff and engage approximately 140 volunteers. Our highly skilled, multidisciplinary team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, home health aides, chaplains, occupational and physical therapists and grief counselors. This team works together to provide direct patient care in alignment with our mission to provide compassion, care and comfort through the end of life.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “Compassion, care, and comfort through end of life.”.
When detailing its responsibilities, they were listed as: “Hospice services: to provide compassion, care, and comfort through end of life.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is ME.
- The address of the non-profit for 2020 according to the filing is 180 US Route 1, Scarborough, ME, 04074.
- The number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form as of 2020 is 183.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $3,463,404.
- The organization has 18 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2003.
- The organization pays $8,928,737 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $286,712 in fundraising expenses.
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