There are many reasons to create and maintain a vibrant hospital
To inspire.
The Sentimental Journey program has "softened a tough old guy like me," said Brad Swenson, paramedic with Willmar Ambulance Service. In 2010, Swenson read an industry magazine article about a Colorado program that granted final journeys to hospice patients with the help of an ambulance, a paramedic, and an EMT to provide safe transport.
Swenson took the idea to his supervisor and asked if they could make the program available to Rice Hospice patients. "I thought it would give closure to hospice patients and be a positive experience for ambulance crew," said Swenson.
The first Sentimental Journey offered through Willmar Ambulance and Rice Hospice took place in the fall of 2010. Swenson is pleased with how the program has taken off since then.
"The gratitude from hospice patients and families is heartwarming and helps us remember why we do what we do," said Swenson. "My goal is to make life better for somebody else."
This is just one of the ways your gifts to the foundation help provide inspiring care to Rice patients and staff.
The most important reason is what it could mean to you and yours.
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