When an infant patient and its mother were displaced from their home, Dalene Doney, RN, took action. The case manager for PeaceHealth’s Home Health & Hospice and Home Infusion in Eugene, Ore. showed how nursing encompasses far more than medical care.

A chaplain uses video calling service to connect a dying hospice patient with his brother to share some parting songs and create some sacred memories.

Advance care planning is a great gift to those who matter most to you. It’s never been more important to have an advance directive and encourage your loved ones to as well. Here are tips and resources from PeaceHealth to help you take this step.

Hospice Nurse Tricia Griffin, RN, Home and Community in Bellingham, Washington, shows great respect and compassion to a family during the final moments of their son’s life.

VANCOUVER, Wash. – When it comes to advance care planning, statistics show that there is a big difference between “talking” and “doing.” According to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, a recent study suggested that while 82 percent of people surveyed believe that putting their en...

Clinic team honors those who have passed without family or friends

Many miles from home, a patient at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center longed to return to her indigenous community. Knowing the patient was facing her final days, two caregivers made the calls to see her home.

When Justin, a hospice patient from a PeaceHealth Peace Harbor supported facility in Reedsport, shared that his last wish was to visit the Oregon coast one more time, Florence caregivers sprang into action to make his wish come true.

When Linda Lauck speaks about Peace Harbor, it’s with admiration and warmth of someone who has lived through its care, championed its mission, and shaped its future. 

VANCOUVER, WA – Holidays can be difficult if you’ve lost a loved one. Colleen Storey, holistic care supervisor at PeaceHealth Hospice, knows well how heavy grief can be. Storey shares, “Holidays can be full of triggers for people who are grieving. Memories of happier times can brin...