Hospice of Dayton is sponsoring the Fourth Annual Medical-Spirituality Conference: Care of the Soul in Medicine on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Keynote speaker for the educational conference will be Thomas Moore, Ph.D., author of the bestselling book Care of the…
Hospice of Dayton founder Betty Schmoll was present to conduct the honors for the ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, December 16, dedicating the Betty Schmoll Staff and Volunteer Recognition Hall . The lower level hallway of the Hospice House located at…
Saturday, September 15, 2012 Wright Patterson Air Force Base Hospice of Dayton has proudly partnered with the United States Air Force as a charity partner at the 2012 USAF Marathon. Join the HOD Team and Run With Purpose! HOD Team…
Belinda Post became one of the first Hospice House ambassadors when volunteer services introduced the program at Dayton's Hospice House in 2003. Belinda retired as secretary for Central Presbyterian Church in Miami Township after 20 years in 2002. “I had…
When asked, Curtis Blair tells you what he wants people to say about him. “I want them to know that I never gave up.” he says with a smile, “I want people to know that I am a strong person…
Bud Weller, World War II Veteran, served in the Pacific as the Second World War came to an end. “I was in basic training when they declared peace,” Bud recalls. His first assignment, however, was a glimpse into the horror…
The newest member of our animal assisted therapy program is not really a pet at all, but a robot. A therapeutic robot baby harp seal, intended to be very cute and cuddly, is being used with patients diagnosed with dementia…
Kathleen Emerson, LPN, CHPLN Imagine lying back in your recliner on a warm summer evening looking up at a beautiful night sky filled with stars and soft puffy clouds. The galaxy with its pinpoints of brilliance is immense before you.…
An enormous passion for hospice and palliative care and an unqualified commitment to patients at the end-of-life has characterized the career of Jules Sherman, D.O., F.A.C.O.I. Dr. Sherman has been instrumental to the evolution of hospice and palliative care in…
Dr. Gary LeRoy serves on the Board of Trustees for Hospice of Dayton. As a family practitioner, Dr. LeRoy sees the possibility of enabling a loved one to die at home instead of in a hospital as an act of…