Hospice of Texarkana/Hospice of Hope
2009 Annual Report

The nonprofit organization was privileged to serve 350 patients and their families. Because of financial support from the community and careful management of resources, the agency continues to care for patients without regard to their ability to pay. Hospice of Texarkana, Inc. is audited annually by an independent accounting firm. Of the 350 patients cared for, 54% had cancer and 46% had non-cancer diagnoses. Palliative Care of Texarkana, a subsidiary of Hospice of Texarkana, Inc., cared for 145 patients with serious and chronic illnesses, 50% more than last year. The treatment goal is to relieve symptoms and regain as much quality of life as possible.

These programs depend on community funding for support.

• The Good Grief Club: 10 children's support groups were held in area elementary, middle and high schools during the 2008-2009 school years.
• Good Grief Day was held this summer for grieving children/youth.
• Beyond Grief, a six-week support group, was offered six-times this year to help adults who have lost a loved one.
• The Caregiver's Luncheon is hosted by the agency's staff every other month for caregivers of Hospice patients and encourages new friendships.
• NEW! Mover & Shakers, a walking support group at Central Mall, meets each Thursday morning near Chick-Fil-A.

• Our special Volunteers and Volunteers Chaplains donated 1,300 hours to Hospice and our patients. Collectively, they drove 6,000 unreimbursed miles to support patients and their families.
• The agency hosted its Annual Chaplaincy Training in January, 2010.
• The agency has a Prayer Shawl Group that meets one day a week to crochet/knit shawls, hats, and lap blankets for patients.
• Chaplains support end-of-life patients and their families at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System.

For more than a year, we have been engaged in a Capital Campaign to build a Hospice Care Center. You may ask yourself: After a history of providing the best in hospice care, why is the Hospice Care Center so important now? It's a matter of need. Hospice of Texarkana, Inc. has responded to the families they serve. The Hospice Care Center will provide for a need that is unmet in this region -- a need for advanced hospice care in a comfortable, home-like setting.

Support the Vision today with a secure donation on our website through PayPal at any time: www.HospiceofTexarkana.org

Hospice of Texarkana Foundation

Larry Sims, President
Marshall Moore, Vice President
Belinda Baker, Treasurer
Mack Lawrence
George Leake
Jimmy Reese
Sharon Sheppard
Pete Snow
Cindy Marsh, Executive Director, Ex-Officio

Hospice of Texarkana

Tom Daniels, President
Ken King, Vice President
Mack Lawrence, Treasurer
Joe Schoen, Secretary
Pete Snow, Past President
LaCrecia Barry
Cookie Gender
Lou Ella Humphrey, Ed.D, MSN, RN
George Leake
Bobby Lockhart
Brenda Maxey
John Mercy
Tom Moore
Jimmy Reese
Gwenn Schnipper
Larry Sims
Dr. Alan Solomon
John Stanley, ACNP, BC
Jerry Voss
Cindy Marsh, Executive Director, Ex-Officio