Shown below is a complete list of both local and national links recommended by Barberton Hospice & Palliative Care. If you would like more resources, you can contact us either by phone or e-mail: hospice@hospiceofmedina.org Local: Barberton Public Library - The Library is celebrating over 100 years of library magic. City of Barberton - Come find the magic in the Magic City. Summa Barberton Hospital - A 311-bed, general acute care community hospital, inpatient services offered in the clinical areas of medicine are surgery, cardiology, critical care, extended care, psychiatry, oncology, emergency medicine, obstetrics, and physical rehabilitation. Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital - this acute-care hospital located in Wadsworth. It has 113-beds, more than 200 medical staff members, and over 500 employees. State & National: Americans for Better Care of the Dying - The Americans for Better Care of the Dying Web site is dedicated to advocacy for better support and care systems for the seriously ill. It contains news updates, a resource directory and information on events. Hospice Foundation of America - Hospice Foundation of America is a non-profit, grassroots foundation dedicated to providing leadership in the application of hospice principles, informing the public about end-of-life care, and training healthcare workers and the families they serve in issues related to loss. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Last Acts - Last Acts’ goal is to bring death related issues out in the open and help individuals and organizations pursue better ways to care for the dying. They believe in palliative care, which focuses on ways to ease pain and make life better for people who are dying and their loved ones. Palliative care means taking care of the whole personbody, mind, spiritheart and soul. It looks at death and dying as something natural and personal. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization - The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. The organization is committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones. Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization - The mission of the Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization is to promote the development and delivery of the highest quality end-of-life care through advocacy of hospice philosophy. On Our Own Terms - Moyer’s On Dying. What challenges emerge from balancing medical intervention with care and comfort at end of life? Learn solutions for finding a better death and explore options for humane care of the dying.
Widownet - WidowNet, an information and self-help resource for and by widows and widowers. Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other information helpful to all people, of all ages, religious backgrounds and sexual orientations, who have suffered the death of a spouse or a life partner.
