Leonard
Our Hospice of South Central Indiana is establishing a fund in honor of retiring hospice president Laura Leonard to honor her contributions, commitment and service to the organization.
Contributions are being encouraged to establish a fund in Leonard’s name to support the Palliative Care Program launched by Our Hospice in 2019.
In lieu of traditional retirement gifts, Hospice officials are encouraging the community to donate to the fund to sustain the program.
Pallliative care is a medical specialty launched under Leonard’s leadership that focuses on relieving pain, symptoms and stress of a serious illness and is available at any age, any stage and can be provided along with curative treatment.
Leonard served as Our Hospice president for nearly 10 years. Under her leadership, the Palliative Care Program was launched in 2019 and continues to increase treatment for chronically ill patients.
Gifts will be accepted through the end of the year and the total raised will be announced at the end of the month.
Donations by cash or credit card will be accepted as well as stock or other assets, hospice officials said. Checks should be made payable to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana with “Laura Leonard Fund” in the memo line.
To make an online gift, visit https://care.ourhospice.org/donation/. Contributions may also be mailed to Our Hospice, Attn.: Resource Development, 2626 E. 17th St., Columbus, IN 47201.
Our Hospice cares for people who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness or are no longer seeking active medical treatment. Hospice care includes symptom management, attention to quality of life, and end of life care by a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, home health aides, social workers, chaplains and volunteers wherever the patient resides.
Palliative Care Symptom Management Specialists care for patients who are actively receiving treatment by their physician for a chronic, advanced or acute condition. Palliative care includes management of specific symptoms and monitoring of the improvement of quality of life for as long as the patients’ physician indicates. Appointments are provided in the clinic, while an inpatient at Columbus Regional Health, or the home setting in a limited service area.
