this article has an unclear citation style . the references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation footnoting or external linking . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message coordinates 30 12 17 n 81 36 20 w 30.2048 n 81.6055 w 30.2048 ; 81.6055 community hospice of northeast florida type non profit industry palliative care founded 1979 jacksonville founder two nurses and a minister headquarters jacksonville florida area served duval st. johns clay baker and nassau counties key people susan ponder stansel president & ceo products palliative care website http www.communityhospice.com community hospice of northeast florida also known simply as community hospice is a not for profit hospice which has served the greater jacksonville metropolitan area since its inception in 1979 . the organization was the first hospice program in northeast florida and one of a few operating programs in the state when florida began granting hospice licenses in 1981 ; 1 community hospice received their license in 1983 2 and in 2008 assisted nearly 1 000 patients daily 3 and more than 6 000 patients a year 4 contents 1 history 2 children 3 locations 4 education 5 foundation 6 fund raisers 7 homicide survivors 8 five wishes 9 georgia 10 references 11 external links history edit community hospice was founded by two nurses one minister and a small group of volunteers who worked out of an office at methodist hospital . the program was certified by medicare in 1983 2 and like all hospice organizations in the united states relies on medicare for 80 85 % of their revenue . unlike most other hospices community hospice receives no money from the local united way ; instead relying on the community hospice foundation as a reliable source of funding . the remainder of their operating income comes from contributions from clients fund raising initiatives throughout the year and private insurance payments . children edit the needs of children with life limiting and life threatening conditions are very different from those of adults . community pedscare is the pediatric palliative and hospice program developed by community hospice in collaboration with wolfson children s hospital nemours children s clinic and university of florida . 5 the program begun in 2000 offers individualized support comfort and care to these children and their families . 2 in october 2008 pedscare was a recipient of the 2008 quality in palliative care leadership award which is presented annually to recognize organizations which have enhanced their palliative care services by implementing the palliative care principles supported by the national consensus project for quality palliative care and the national quality forum . 3 locations edit community hospice provides services to 90 % of the greater jacksonville market area . the organization has several outreach centers and four centers for caring for patients who require treatment for symptoms that can not be managed in another setting . a facility in st. johns county florida is the newest inpatient location . 6 mandarin the earl b. hadlow center for caring was community hospice s first residential facility . the 50 000 square foot 4 600 m2 building in mandarin opened in 1985 and now contains 38 beds . 5 northside the george and margaret morris center for caring is an 8 500 square feet 12 bed wing short term care facility located on the 6th floor at shands jacksonville pavilion . the morris center opened in september 2001 . 5 7 westside the dr. gaston j. acosta rua center for caring opened in january 2007 to serve patients in west jacksonville northern clay and baker counties . the 16 bed facility is located in a 27 000 square foot 2 500 m2 building . the center encourages overnight stays by family brief visits by family pets and visitors at any time day or night . 8 beaches the anne and donald mcgraw center for caring at mayo clinic hospital opened in december 2007 . the 23 000 square foot 2 100 m2 facility includes 16 inpatient beds in private rooms . the center encourages overnight stays by family brief visits by family pets and visitors at any time day or night . 9 st. augustine community hospice established an outreach center in st. augustine in 1985 but there was no inpatient facility until the bailey family center for caring at flagler hospital opened on january 8 2011 . the 11 700 square foot 1 090 m2 structure includes 12 beds in private rooms . 10 other community outreach offices are located at gateway office and yulee nassau county office . education edit the charles m. neviaser educational institute at community hospice provides clinical education to area medical professionals on subjects related to hospice and palliative care including pain management the dying process grief and loss advance directives and ethics in end of life care . there are no other independent nonprofit hospices in florida that provide this information . in september 2004 the neviaser educational institute together with mayo clinic jacksonville established a 12 month physician fellowship in palliative medicine to train physicians in end of life or chronic non curable disease care . the institute also served the northeast florida community with educational outreach programs to consumers . 11 foundation edit the community hospice foundation established in 2000 provides funding to support end of life care and education . funding is made possible through individual and corporate donations planned gifts from will and estates and special fundraising events . 12 fund raisers edit community hospice holds several fund raisers each year with proceeds benefiting patients who are unable to pay for their care . among them halloween doors & more the fourth annual event on october 18 2008 attracted 1 600 people and raised over 440 000 for community pedscare . those funds enabled the agency to double the size of pedscare and help more than 100 local children and their families . 13 tree of life the 2008 event was the 18th year of this traditional grounds decoration . a candlelight service of remembrance is held to celebrate the lives of loved ones who have died . wednesday bingo night . in addition it maintains the community hospice thrift shop to help raise funds . 14 other groups and organizations have also assisted in fundraising for community hospice of northeast florida . the amelia island concours d elegance has primarily donated its annual proceeds to community hospice of northeast florida totalling over 1.5 million since 1998 . 15 the esprit de corps a group of young professionals founded in 1986 provides volunteers to assist in community hospice events . 16 homicide survivors edit community hospice was awarded a 70 000 grant to support the homicide survivor s program a pilot project at the duval county medical examiner s office . counselors provided grief and loss services to family members of homicide victims . in 2005 there were 125 homicides in the 4th judicial circuit . 17 18 five wishes edit aging with dignity named community hospice of northeast florida as the 2006 national innovator for being the single largest distributor in the united states of the five wishes living will . 19 community hospice distributed 358 000 copies of the living will to residents of baker clay duval nassau and st. johns counties . the document was created by aging with dignity . 20 21 georgia edit community hospice merged with hospice of southeast georgia in 1994 creating community hospice of southeast georgia chsg . the organization assisted 100 125 patients yearly in glynn mcintosh ware camden brantley and charlton counties in georgia . as hospice of the golden isles in brunswick georgia grew they expanded their service area which overlapped that of chsg . there were barely enough patients for one agency and chsg lost 200 000 in fy 2000 so to avoid competing chsg stopped accepting patients in late 2001 . 22 references edit the hospice of the florida suncoast about us three decades a b c community hospice celebrating 25 looking back timeline a b community hospice october 2 2008 community pedscare wins prestigious national award florida times union october 1 2008 an ailing hospice industry may not get care it needs by jeremy cox a b c community hospice get support community hospice care what are the options for where i can live when receiving care scanlan dan area hospices at odds over inpatient facility in orange park florida times union december 2 2010 florida times union september 6 2001 community hospice opens center by sarah skidmore community hospice december 15 2006 community hospice of northeast florida names new inpatient facility on city s westside community hospice march 13 2007 community hospice of northeast florida names new inpatient facility to serve beaches area bailey family center for caring previewed st. augustine record january 6 2011m mayo volunteer match florida times union november 30 2008 church s free sale will benefit anyone who needs help by dan scanlan community hospice of northeast florida get involved thrift shop community hospice of northeast florida get involved thrift shop amelia island concours d elegance charitable status community hospice of northeast florida impact esprit de corps community hospice april 25 2006 community hospice and duval county medical examiner s office form homicide survivor s pilot project florida times union june 4 2006 crime victim support community hospice november 16 2006 community hospice of northeast florida recognized as 2006 national innovator by aging with dignity community hospice november 14 2005 governor proclaims november 2005 hospice month aging with dignity project news five wishes florida times union october 31 2001 community hospice will leave georgia by teresa stepzinski external links edit community hospice of ne florida website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title community hospice of 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