Preparation Underway for Hurricane Florence

Preparation Underway for Hurricane Florence

The National Hurricane Center is advising the mid-Atlantic region to monitor the progress of Florence.  Gentle Shepherd Hospice leadership met this morning and activated our emergency preparedness plan. Now a category 4 hurricane, Florence is expected to make landfall...
Finding Root

Finding Root

by Kim C. Eckenroth MS, APRN, FNP-C Vice President for Patient Care Services   The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. (Psalms 18:2) In June...
In Our Words — God Had Plans for Me

In Our Words — God Had Plans for Me

By Denise Smith, Gentle Shepherd Hospice Services Representative I came to Gentle Shepherd Hospice at a time in my nursing home marketing career when I felt like I seriously needed to make a change. There were many days I cried on the way to work. One such morning, I...
Menagerie of Life

Menagerie of Life

by Kim Eckenroth Vice President of Patient Care Services, Gentle Shepherd Hospice   Meet Lillian and Lilly… the “Lucky Ducks” who have joined the Gentle Shepherd family. Earlier this spring during a Tractor Supply run, I came across a gentleman selling...