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Willamette Valley Hospice. 1015 3 rd St NW ● Salem, OR ● 97304 ● 503.588.3600 ● www.wvh.org. 1977. Marion County Home Health asks, “Should we provide hospice services to terminally ill patients?”. Mid Willamette Valley Hospice incorporated. 1978. Willamette Valley Hospice.
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Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 1977 Marion County Home Health asks, “Should we provide hospice services to terminally ill patients?” Mid Willamette Valley Hospice incorporated 1978
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 1979 Patient/Family Services began 1980 9 patients served 1981 35 patients served Average length of stay - 25 days
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 1982 Services extended into West Salem and other communities 1983 80 patients served 1984 120 Volunteers trained 113 patients served
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 1985 241 patients served 1986 275 patients served 1987 339 patients served 95% of patients had cancer
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 1988 1989 5 paid staff Average daily service to 20 patients 246 patients served Accreditation by Oregon Hospice Assoc. Average daily service to 75 patients
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 1990 Medicare Certification achieved 13th St Building acquired “Sharing the journey“ added to logo 1991 Average case load - 30 patients 1st Medicare Payment - $52,800
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 1992 - 1993 1994 Referrals from 125 physicians TV advertising Growth continues 1995 526 patients served
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 1996 492 patients served Rejected offer to become part of a national for profit chain 529 patients served JCAHO Accreditation received Purchased building on Market St. 1997
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 1998 679 patients served Acquired Mother Oaks Center 20th anniversary celebration 1999 44% growth in admissions After hours program established
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 2000 11% growth in admissions Began Investment Fund Pain management course 2001 1000 patients served Major bequest received
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 2002 Average daily service to 100 patients 1st Van Eisenhut conference 2003 Average daily service exceeds 127 25th anniversary celebration West Salem property purchased
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 2004 Average daily service exceeds 134 Palliative Care Program Nurse practitioner, occupational therapy 2005 First year of Palliative Care Program Music Therapy, Latino Outreach
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 2006 Length of patient stay increased 14% A bequest was received for children’s bereavement 2007 Two grants for Spanish material translation Computers are fully utilized by clinical staff
Willamette Valley Hospice 1015 3rd St NW●Salem, OR●97304●503.588.3600●www.wvh.org 2008 A video is produced highlighting services and quality of care 30th Anniversary celebration Thank you for your continued support of your Only Local Community Non-Profit Hospice!