by Kayla White | Dec 1, 2019 | 30 Years
The Merger On July 30, 1997, Hospice Ministries, Inc, was established with a merger between Whispering Pines Hospice, an inpatient residential hospice facility n south Jackson, and Hospice of Central Mississippi, an in-home hospice agency serving terminally ill...
by Kayla White | Nov 30, 2019 | 30 Years
With the need for quality hospice care in the state rapidly expanding beyond its regional reach, Hospice of Central Mississippi (HOCM) established a Brookhaven office in October 1992 with the help of the willing Hearts Circle of the King’s Daughters Medical Center....
by Kayla White | Nov 30, 2019 | 30 Years
Whispering Pines Hospice accepted its first patients in 1991 after a committee formed by the bishops of the Catholic, Episcopal, and United Methodist Churches in Mississippi had begun working two years earlier to establish a residential facility for patients who were...
by Kayla White | Nov 30, 2019 | 30 Years
In 1988 while practicing as a medical oncologist, I realized that patients with chronic illnesses were not always getting the special end-of-life care that they desperately needed. In their last days, weeks, or months, patients should be able to be in a comfortable...
by Kayla White | Nov 21, 2019 | 30 Years
Two years after breaking ground, the Dedication and Blessing of the new facility for Hospice Ministries, Inc., in Ridgeland were held. It was only fitting that representatives from the three church groups who originally established Whispering Pines Hospice were...
by Kayla White | Nov 21, 2019 | 30 Years, Blog
The gardens that grace the grounds of Hospice Ministries have their roots in a simple gesture of comfort. Years ago, Hospice Ministries used silk roses in memorial observances for those who died while in hospice care. Dr. Tom Stevens, a Hospice Ministries supporter...
