Hospice of the Valleys has been named a 2016 Hospice Honors Elite Status recipient by Deyta Analytics, a division of HEALTHCAREfirst. Lynette Cvar, Hospice of the Valleys’ Chief Administrative Officer states “Of the over 1700 hospices Deyta surveyed nation-wide, Deyta’s Hospice Honors Elite Status is only achieved by 3% of the hospice agencies. In fact, only five hospices in California and 57 nation-wide have received this honor. Because this award comes from our patients’ caregivers, we hold this honor dear to our hearts.”
“Hospice Honors is a landmark compilation of hospices that provide the best patient and caregiver experiences,” said Bobby Robertson, President and CEO of HEALTHCAREfirst. “I am extremely proud of Hospice of the Valleys for achieving this highest of honors and I congratulate them on their success.”
Deyta holds a special recognition, Hospice Honors Elite, to honor hospices scoring above the 2015 Deyta National Performance Score in each of the 24 of the quality performance measure survey questions answered by the patient’s caregivers/family. Examples of survey questions family/caregivers rated their hospice agencies include: rating how well the hospice agency took care of their loved one, would they recommend the hospice agency, and did they receive timely care from the hospice agency.
Dr. Leslee B. Cochrane, Executive Medical Director for Hospice of the Valleys credits the agency staff and volunteers for Hospice of the Valleys being recognized as a 2016 Hospice Honors Elite recipient: “Our staff and volunteers are dedicated to providing the type of compassionate and high quality hospice care that we would want our own family to receive. This award serves as a testimony of the amazing work they do each day in providing care to families in need. I am extremely honored to work with such an exceptional group of individuals; they are the simply the best!”
For over 30 years, Hospice of the Valleys, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hospice organization, has been privileged to provide compassionate and loving care to terminally ill patients and their families in the Southwest Riverside and Fallbrook communities. We foster reverence for life, relief of suffering, and compassion in loss for the terminally ill residents and their families in the communities we serve. Due to generous support from our community, care is provided to patients and their families regardless of their inability to pay. For more information or to support our mission with a donation, please contact Hospice of the Valleys at (951) 200-7800 or www.HospiceoftheValleys.org.