Hospice News
Ocean County's
Only Inpatient Hospice Unit Celebrates First Anniversary
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Pictured from left
to right, at the recent first anniversary celebration of
the Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative Care Center Inpatient
Unit at Community Medical Center, are Louise Antalosky, Certified
Home Health Aide, Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative Care Center;
Lorraine Sciara, Executive Director and Vice President of
Hospice and Related Services, Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center; Alice Seccafico, Chaplain, Van Dyke
Hospice and Palliative Care Center; Deborah Jack, RN, Director,
Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative Care Center Inpatient Unit;
and Mildy Walton, RN, Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative Care
Center.
“For more than 20 years Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative
Care Center at Community Medical Center has been providing
services to Ocean County residents who are coping with advanced
illness,” says Deborah Jack, RN, Director of the Inpatient
Unit. “In 2006, we expanded the program with
the introduction of Ocean County’s first, and only,
inpatient hospice unit.” The Unit, located in
a designated area at Community Medical Center, offers patients
and families compassionate care in private rooms with a 24-hour
visiting policy and family relaxation lounge.
For more information about Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative
Care Center at Community Medical Center, an affiliate of
Barnabas Health located at 99 Highway
37 West in Toms River, please call 732-818-6800.
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