Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County (VHOCC)
Compassionate care for the terminally ill, their caregivers and their families

 

A Message from VHOCC Board President

 

Dear Volunteers and Hospice Supporters

It is a privilege and an honor to be in a position to lead this wonderful organization with its rich history of serving our community. My term as the President of the Board of Directors began January 1, 2012. It is my intention to keep VHOCC focused on 3 key areas; services, finances and volunteers.

We will continue to provide professional and compassionate care for our hospice patients by providing volunteers, procedures, medical equipment and medical supplies so that our nurses can support our patients and their families.
Increasing our annual income from donations and bequests so that it exceeds our carefully analyzed expenses is ongoing. We cannot continue to lose money each year since our reserves will not last indefinitely.

Increasing our number of volunteers and training them for the following is vital to the success of carrying out our mission: key office positions, providing respite for caregivers, bereavement and educational programs and delivering supplies and equipment.

In a little over two years we have come from a pencil and eraser “technology” to an electronic system that is bringing VHOCC into the 21st century and allowing all of us to better serve our patients and our community. A big thanks to each of you volunteers for all that you have done to adapt to the new technology and procedures.

With your feedback we will continue to improve and grow our Volunteer Hospice.

An old Chinese proverb said it quite well. “If we don't change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.”

Please send your suggestions and observations to president@VHOCC.org so that we can make the changes that will keep us on the right path.

Bruce Busch