NGMC receives the 2021 Hospice Honors Elite award

PRESS RELEASE

 GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is the only hospice provider in the region to receive the 2021 Hospice Honors Elite award, which recognizes agencies that provide the highest quality hospice care.

“I would like to credit the entire Hospice team’s passion for excellence and deep interdependence, because we would not be able to achieve this award without them,” said Susan Bennett, Executive Director for Hospice of NGMC. “It is a privilege to work with such a dedicated team focused on improving the health of our community in all that we do.”

For more than 35 years, Hospice of NGMC has offered a range of services to help improve patients’ quality of life, including advance care planning, grief support, veteran support, in-home palliative care and other complementary services. Services concentrate on the patient and family to provide excellent care and improve the quality of life. Hospice is a philosophy of care and focuses on the physical, emotional, and spiritual quality of life, giving focus and respect to the patient’s goals and wishes.

Learn more by visiting www.nghs.com/hospice or calling 770-219-8888.

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ABOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER

Since 1951, Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has been on a mission of improving the health of our community in all we do. With hospitals located in Gainesville, Braselton, Winder and Dahlonega, the four NGMC campuses have a total of more than 700 beds and more than 1,200 medical staff members representing more than 60 specialties. NGMC is part of Northeast Georgia Health System, a non-profit that cares for more than one million people across more than 19 counties. Learn more at www.nghs.com.