For 27 years, Hospice & Palliative Care of Washington County has provided uniquely personal and exceptionally compassionate care and support to thousands of patients and their families.
Honoring Your Choice and Your Priorities, Hospice & Palliative Care of Washington County emphasizes quality of life, rather than extending life by any means. We are here to help patients and their families learn how to live life to the fullest and as comfortably as possible.
To refer a patient or learn more please call (503) 648-9565.
our promise to you
Our unwavering mission guides our Board of Directors and staff to continually improve and profoundly enhance the services we provide to all people facing a life limiting illness.
“A not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing quality and compassionate care for patients and families experiencing a life limiting illness.”
At one of the most emotional and intimate times of your life, highly experienced professional staff and trained volunteers will be there to walk with you, respect your choices and help you retain control of your end-of-life care.
our Board of Directors
Erin Evers – Attorney
Terry Gardner – Commercial Appraiser
Jeff Hoyt – Owner, Fuiten Rose Funeral Homes
Raean Johnston – Administrator, Jennings McCall
Kay Kirkbride, Vice President - Founding Member
Kathleen Leatham – Administrator for Forest Grove Beehive Assisted Living
Michael McCall, Secretary – Pastor for Hillsboro Presbyterian Church
Ron Powne, President – BCA Financial
John Ristow, Treasurer - Management Consultant
Rick Roby – Columbia Community Bank President
Tracy Villarreal - MSW |
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our story
Our story begins with Mary Anne Nimmo, a young woman who battled breast cancer and passed away May 6, 1980. During her five years as a cancer patient she found positive ways of dealing with her disease and helping others deal with terminal illness. Between 1978 and 1980, before the hospice concept was well known, Mary Anne’s work raised community consciousness about quality of life and end-of-life care. She spoke at community organizations, Oregon Health Sciences University, local hospitals, schools and on television. It was from her legacy that our hospice was born.
After Mary Anne's death, family, friends, and community members met to discuss the need for a local hospice. In 1982, the organization was incorporated under the name of Mary Anne Nimmo Hospice of Western Washington County (MANH), and application was made for non-profit status. At that time, it was the only memorial hospice in Oregon. A grant from Forest Grove Community Health helped to financially sustain us through our first year.
Our 501-c3 non-profit status was approved in 1983. Washington County Home Health offered a small office on its premises for the volunteer-based program. In October 1983, MANH cared for its first patient. Volunteer training began in 1984 and forty people graduated from the program. With a part-time patient care coordinator on board, contracted through Tuality Home Health, skilled care became available to our patients.
The years 1986 through 1988 saw further growth with accreditation through the Oregon Hospice Association, the first administrator and part-time volunteer coordinator were hired, and in 1990 we became one of the very first Medicare certified hospices in Oregon.
To reflect our service area and define the additional programs we offer, our name was changed to Hospice & Palliative Care of Washington County. We are honored to carry on the legacy that a courageous young woman left for her family and community. |
Hospice & Palliative Care of Washington County is an equal opportunity employer and serves patients/families without regard to color, race, handicap, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ability to pay.
Oregon State Accredited
Medicare Certified
Provider Member, Oregon Hospice Association
Provider Member, National Hospice & Palliative Care Provider
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