[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 156 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HOSPICE OF HARNETT COUNTY RECOGNIZED FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE

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                         HON. RENEE L. ELLMERS

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 18, 2011

  Mrs. ELLMERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 25 years of 
service by Hospice of Harnett County (North Carolina). They offer the 
highest quality non-profit hospice services and support to Harnett 
County patients and family caregivers facing serious and life-limiting 
illness regardless of their income or ability to pay.
  Hospice of Harnett County providers take the time to ask what's 
important to those they are caring for--and listen to what their 
patients and families say.
  For 25 years, Hospice of Harnett County's skilled and compassionate 
hospice and palliative care professionals-including physicians, nurses, 
social workers, therapists, counselors, health aides, and clergy-
provide comprehensive care focused on the wishes of each individual 
patient.
  Through pain management and symptom control, caregiver training and 
assistance, and emotional and spiritual support, Hospice of Harnett 
County helps patients to live fully up until the final moments, 
surrounded and supported by the faces of loved ones, friends, and 
committed caregivers.
  The provision of quality hospice and palliative care reaffirms our 
belief in the essential dignity of every person, regardless of age, 
health, or social status, and that every stage of human life deserves 
to be treated with the utmost respect and care.
  Since 1986, more than 1,700 persons in Harnett County living with 
life-limiting illness, and their families, received care from Hospice 
of Harnett County.
  Hospice of Harnett County encourages all people to learn more about 
options of care and to share their wishes with family, loved ones, and 
their healthcare professionals through community events, educational 
activities, and public awareness.
  I would like to proclaim November 2011 the 25th Anniversary of 
Hospice of Harnett County by encouraging citizens to increase their 
understanding and awareness of care at the end of life and to celebrate 
Hospice of Harnett County's 25 years of service to the citizens of 
Harnett County.

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