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MEDICAL CENTER
FROM THE DAY
we enter this world
until the day we leave it, specialized medi-
cal care can make our journey easier.
For people near the end of life, this
care is often provided through hospice,
a program that strives to bring comfort
and peace to terminally ill patients and
their families.
Tailored teamwork
Most medical care focuses on extending
the quantity of life. Hospice focuses on im-
proving quality of life. One of its main goals
is to control pain and other symptoms so
that terminally ill people can live as fully as
possible in the time they have remaining.
Generally, those receiving hospice care
are expected to live six months or less.
They’ve chosen to end treatments aimed
at curing their disease. But they do re-
ceive support that can make them more
comfortable—physically, psychologically
and spiritually.
This support is delivered by a team
of hospice professionals. According to
the National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization, that team may include
a person’s primary care physician, a
hospice physician or both; nurses; home
health aides; social workers; and counsel-
ors or spiritual advisors.
Together, the hospice team develops
a plan of care tailored to each person’s
specific needs. Then they work with that
person’s family members, who typically
serve as primary caregivers. Should the
need arise, members of the team are
available to offer assistance 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week.
ARCHBOLD
is proud to announce
that Lisa Phillips, RN, BSN, has joined
Hospice of Southwest Georgia as the
new administrator.
Phillips, who is originally from Hahira,
Georgia, has 13 years of nursing ex-
perience, eight of which specifically
focused on health care leadership and
management. She earned an associate of
science degree in nursing from Manatee
Community College in Bradenton,
Florida, as well as bachelor of science
and master of science degrees in nursing
and health care administration from
the University of Phoenix in Phoenix,
Arizona.
“Growing up in South Georgia, I
had always heard great things about
Archbold,” Phillips says. “So when my
husband received his retirement or-
ders from the military and we saw that
Hospice of Southwest Georgia had an
opening, we truly felt this was the place
we needed to be. It’s important to me to
be associated with an organization that
promotes professionalism and commu-
nity outreach. Archbold does this so well,
so it was a natural fit.”
In her new role with Hospice of
Southwest Georgia, Phillips will be
responsible for the operations of the
Archbold hospice agency and will pro-
vide management and supervision of all
nursing and professional services.
“I’m very happy to have found quality,
long-term staff at Hospice of Southwest
Georgia who are truly dedicated to serv-
ing their communities and are willing to
go that extra mile to ensure our patients’
needs are met,” Phillips says. “I strongly
believe in providing compassionate,
quality care to patients and families in
one of the most difficult times of their
lives. Hospice care helps to preserve our
patients’ dignity through a dedicated,
multidisciplinary team who understands
not only the patient’s needs at the end
of life, but also the needs of the family
and caregivers.”
Phillips looks forward to enhancing
Hospice of Southwest Georgia’s commu-
nity education and outreach programs
and growing the agency’s volunteer
discipline to help ensure patients’ and
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HOW HOSPICE CAN HELP
Often, hospice care is
provided at home. But it
may also be offered in a
hospital, nursing home or
hospice residence.