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Open Arms Hospice
Open Arms Hospice, a ministry of Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, provides care, support, and nurturing for patients living with a life-limiting disease. When a cure is no longer possible and the patient has decided to stop aggressive treatment, our team of experts steps in to provide for the needs of the patient and family.
We offer hospice care in our patients' homes, bereavement services, and inpatient hospice care at the McCall Hospice House of Greenville. Our in-home services are available to patients in Greenville, Anderson, Spartanburg, Pickens and Laurens counties in South Carolina.
McCall Hospice House of Greenville
Open Arms Hospice is the operating hospice of the the McCall Hospice House of Greenville, a free standing, 30-bed facility that offers inpatient hospice care in a beautiful, comfortable setting. The house was planned, designed, built and paid for through the efforts of the Board of Directors of the Hospice House of Greenville and the generosity of the Greenville community. Developed to emphasize the natural surroundings, each private room has a personal patio overlooking courtyards, garden areas or the Reedy River. The intimate chapel and nature surroundings provide serenity for reflection, worship and meditation for both patients and their families.
In the past few years, donated funds have allowed us to enhance the services we offer to our patients and families, including:
- Sitter services, paid in full by Hospice, that give caregivers much-deserved break from their care giving responsibilities
- Memorial Services, held annually, to celebrate the lives of those we have served
Assistance in paying utility bills for families with limited resources - Celebrations for patients and families on their birthdays, anniversaries, and at Thanksgiving and Christmas
- Travel arrangements for family members who cannot afford to visit their relatives in hospice care
- Payment of prescription medications, medical equipment and supplies for patients without insurance
- Sponsorship of educational programs for the medical community, church leaders and the general public
http://www.openarmshospice.org/
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Ministers of Memory and Script (MOMAS) is an organization that coordinates volunteer paper artists who make and donate cards and photo-ready scrapbooks to several interest groups. "MOMAS" volunteers are ministers of memory and script to such groups such as soldiers stationed overseas, Alzheimer/dementia patients, Special Olympians, foster kids,
hospice moms and families who have lost an infant child.
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Greenville Humane Society
The Greenville Humane Society opened its doors in 1937 as the South Carolina Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SCSPCA). Over the years, we have helped unite over 250,000 people in the upstate with previously unwanted animals.
Our mission is to promote and improve the quality of life and humane treatment of animals. Methods for accomplishing this mission include reducing the unwanted animal population by placing them into homes and spaying or neutering the animals we receive, educating the public, encouraging responsible pet ownership, eliminating animal cruelty and suffering, and seeking support for animal welfare legislation.
The Greenville Humane Society is a no-kill humane organization. We treat all animals in our Adoption Center like any loving pet owner would. We do not euthanize animals due to capacity limits at our facility or the length of an animal’s stay. All animals in the Greenville Humane Society Adoption Center remain on our floor until they are adopted.
The Greenville Humane Society follows the ASPCA’s guidelines on euthanasia: it is to be resorted to only when necessary in sparing an animal further hardship and suffering. Occasionally an animal will require euthanasia if it is determined to be too sick to recover to a life of quality, or if its aggressive behavior is a danger to human safety. The Greenville Humane Society is dedicated to providing a loving home for each and every animal that comes through our doors.
As a non-profit organization that receives no United Way or government funding, the Greenville Humane Society is completely dependent on contributions from the public and private sector. Contributions are tax-deductible.
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