2014 year in review - The Denver Hospice

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW
Mask Artist: George Rosales Jr.
Specialist, U.S. Army (1986-1989)
Graphic Design Manager, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Dear Friends,
In 1983 The Denver Hospice (formerly Hospice of Metro Denver) began serving
patients, fulfilling the dream of our founders, Carolyn Jaffe and Peter Van Arsdale.
Since these early days of volunteer staffing and no Medicare funding, the healthcare
landscape has changed in many ways.
Janelle McCallum
President
In 2014 we served 3,251 hospice patients and 1,296 palliative care patients and their
families. Our beautiful Inpatient Care Center at Lowry provided a safe haven for those
too ill to be at home, serving 1,072 patients in its fourth year of operation. Our palliative
care programs provide an important bridge for patients and families who are not quite
ready for hospice, but need an extra layer of support during very stressful illness and
treatments. Both the Inpatient Care Center and the Palliative Care Programs are
mission-based community offerings not available throughout most hospices. In 2014,
The Denver Hospice provided more than $1.6 million dollars in unreimbursed and
unfunded patient care, family services and programs, community and health
professional education, and other valuable support.
A year filled with challenges from 20 for-profit hospice competitors, new Medicare
rules about covering Part D medications, and continued decreases in reimbursement,
while expecting hospices to absorb more of the patient's medication expense and
treatments. I am happy to report that we weathered these storms well. All this while
Bev Sloan, CEO, made her plans for retirement in early 2015. We were so honored that
she allowed us to celebrate her dedication and the accomplishments of her 15-year
stellar career at The Denver Hospice at the Heart of Hospice dinner in April 2015.
2014 Board of Directors
John Horan, Chair
Wayne Nielsen, Treasurer
and Vice Chair
Mickey Ackerman,
Vice Chair
Dennis Helling, Vice Chair
Adele Phelan, Secretary
David Alexander
Our Board of Directors had an extremely busy year as they considered the future of
The Denver Hospice’s legacy tradition of being the oldest, largest, and most trusted
hospice on the Front Range. They deserve commendation for their strategic plan to
create a parent company (Comfort Bridge) to develop a new framework for ensuring
the future of high quality, mission-driven hospice care in Colorado.
We were happy to receive the Top Workplace Achiever award as a result of the
employee satisfaction survey we conducted in November of 2014. Indeed, we couldn't
carry out our profound mission without the strong support of our staff, our volunteers,
and the community. We are inspired daily by the dedication of our 375 employees and
nearly 500 volunteers. They bring genuine and compassionate care to loved ones,
while helping families find comfort, peace, and hope. For the donors listed here, we
thank you for helping us to continue to fulfill this mission. We couldn't do it without
you.
Brad Baumgartner
With gratitude,
Jim Burke
M Allan Frank
Susan Law
Scott Lowery
Janelle McCallum
President
Evi Makovsky
Dr. Elizabeth Oyekan
Zach Pashel
Lew Sapiro
Our mission is to encircle those facing advanced illness with
Dr. David Scanavino
unprecedented levels of comfort, compassion and expertise.
2014 Highlights
Hospice and Palliative Care
We cared for 4,547 patients and families who turned to us for
care and comfort during difficult times.
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3,251 hospice patients were served
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1,296 received palliative care services from Optio
Health Services
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Our average daily census was 506 hospice patients,
a 5% growth over 2013
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The Denver Hospice Inpatient Care Center at Lowry cared for 1,072 patients
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Since our founding, we have cared for more than 68,000 patients
24%
89%
of those we serve are
military veterans
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are cared for in
their own homes
Employees and Volunteers
At the heart of The Denver Hospice are staff and
volunteers.
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We employ 375 full and part time staff members
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Our volunteer workforce of nearly 500 is one of the
largest in Colorado contributing over 17,000 hours
of patient care annually
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Total cost savings provided by volunteers exceeds $427,000
Grief Support and Integrative Therapies
Our bereavement specialists provided grief support to over
3,000 individuals. Our Footprints Children's Grief Center
helped heal 250 children and teens through anticipatory
grief counseling.
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Our Music Thanatologist, using harp and voice, provided
vigils to 235 individuals
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Additional integrative therapies, including aromatherapy,
art therapy, Reiki, and animal activity visit improved the
body, mind, and spirit for nearly 350 patients
Finance
2014 Revenues . . . . . . . . . . $44.6 M
Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60%
Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%
Private insurance/HMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
Philanthropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Self-pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 1%
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%
Services and Supplies Provided to Families . . . . $14.1 M
Clinical staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74%
Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%
Medical equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
IV therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3%
Other medical supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3%
2014 Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . $37.7M
Program expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86%
Administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . 12%
Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
Statistics
Age at Admission
0-34 1%
85+ 38%
Patients by County
Denver 34%
35-64 19%
Arapahoe 33%
75-84 24%
65-74 18%
Jefferson 14%
Other counties 2%
Douglas 5% Adams 12%
Hospice Admissions by Diagnosis
Heart disease 12%
Cancer 44%
Lung disease 9%
Neurological diseases 7%
Debility 1%
Dementia 5%
Liver disease 3%
Kidney disease 3%
Other 16%
2014 Bright Spots
1. January 11, 2014 marked the third anniversary of our Inpatient Care Center at
Lowry, serving 2,811 patients and their families.
2. Optio Health Services is featured in the February publication of Profiles in
Innovation by the American Academy for Hospice and Palliative Medicine for
our innovative programs.
3. The Mask Project, The Denver Hospice's biennial fundraiser, was celebrated
this year with special guest speaker, Marcus Luttrell, a Navy SEAL Veteran,
who shared his story of lone survival.
4. The Denver Hospice and Optio Health Services
have been named a 2014 HHCAHPS Honors
recipient.
5. We were honored to host a wedding in our chapel
for a family member whose father was a patient at
The Denver Hospice Inpatient Care Center.
6. A new partnership begins with the affiliation of
Halycon Hospice and Palliative Care and The Denver
Hospice. Comfort Bridge, a non-profit healthcare
organization is formed November 2014.
7.
Bev Sloan announces her retirement for 2015 and
Janelle McCallum is appointed President of The
Denver Hospice.
8. The Denver Hospice generated $112,529 on Colorado Gives Day, a single day
dedicated to raising funds for nonprofits in the state of Colorado.
9. There’s an app for that! The Denver Hospice launched a mobile app to easily
submit referrals for care.
10. Kristi Rice, a RN with The Denver Hospice, received the Horan and McConaty
Caregiver Award for December 2014.
The Mask Project
The 2014 Mask Project took over Cherry Creek Shopping Center for the
9th installment of our largest, biennial fundraising event. Bidders from
all across the globe went head-to-head bidding on over 580 masks by
renowned celebrities, artists, sports figures, community leaders, and
chefs.
The biggest addition to this year’s Mask Project
was an inaugural luncheon fundraising event with
guest speaker, Marcus Luttrell. Luttrell, decorated
Navy SEAL and best-selling author of Lone
Survivor, captivated a rapt audience recalling the
harrowing story of four Navy SEALs who journeyed
into the mountainous border of Afghanistan and
Pakistan on Operation Redwing.
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The Inaugural Luncheon hosted at the Grand Hyatt sold out at 600
attendees
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The month-long Mask Project generated over 4.25 million
impressions via television, radio, print, social media, shopping
center foot traffic, and email
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Our volunteer department recruited 28 new
individuals as volunteers
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A visitor to The Cherry Creek Shopping Center from
Hong Kong purchased 10 masks for friends around the
world
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A Meaningful Goodbye
When family and friends speak of Sally Crabtree, the words they use paint a
vibrant portrait. An inspiration. Loved aerobics. Always smiling. Spiritually
strong. They add that her signature sense of purpose was present into her
final days. And, through the sadness, they celebrate that she was able to die
on her own terms.
Sally was diagnosed with a glioblastoma (brain tumor) at a young 76. Her
primary care physician explained that, with surgery, two to three additional
months of life were possible. When she said no, the family doctor offered
what Sally’s husband Edwin Crabtree describes as “the best advice we could
have received: ‘Get ahold of The Denver Hospice early…right now…while you’re
still lucid and can get around. They’ll have a care team for you that will make a
difference.’” And they did.
Supported by The Denver Hospice, “we were able to form our own family care
team,” Edwin continues. “I can’t say enough good things about what these
people did. They cautioned us that this would be a roller-coaster ride—good
days and not so good days. And they gave us information to understand what
it’s like when life winds down.”
Lisa Motz-Storey, a chaplain with The Denver Hospice, has remained in touch
with Edwin, helping him move through the difficult days of grief. When she
challenged him by asking, “How are you going to fill that hole in your heart?”
he responded by connecting with the Denver Dumb Friends League. Edwin
rescued a seven-year old Siamese named Boxer, and will tell you that Boxer
rescued him, in return.
“We are so thankful to
The Denver Hospice.
They gave us the
time to say goodbyes
that were meaningful
to us all.”
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“A Comfortable Blanket
on a Cold Day”
As Coordinator of Volunteers for The Denver Hospice, Lori Nelson-Carothers is
well aware of the skill and sensitivity care teams bring to the bedside. Now,
having experienced that support during her father’s last months, she’s quick to
express an added dimension of appreciation.
“The comfort The Denver Hospice provides is
like the blanket you wrap up in on a cold day.”
“My dad was a very interesting individual. He was the oldest of four siblings
with a single-parent mom, so he was their decision-maker. Later, he had a highpressure job with Caterpillar Tractor…very strong, very independent. Then he
became ill, and he became a much softer man, loving to spend time with my
son Zachery, who’s now six.”
“My dad’s debilitating disease took its toll over 15 years. He had COPD with
dementia, and my family took care of him for a long time—feeding him, getting
him in and out of bed. It was becoming so hard, and I explained that we didn’t
have to do this alone. When the doctor ordered hospice services, our family
sought care from both the Veteran’s Administration, given his time in the
military, and The Denver Hospice.”
The presence of The Denver Hospice caregivers as her father’s condition
worsened over the next eight months benefited the entire family, Carothers
explains. She and her sister worked closely with their mother and the hospice
team to provide in-home care. Knowing he loved
sweets, the nurses ensured that her dad had his
favorite chocolates on hand. The Denver
Hospice nurse helped manage his medications
so he could breathe more easily, and provided
education so her mother could understand the
dying process.
“I was there when he took his last breath,”
Carothers says. “I’m grateful we were able to
provide the care he needed.”
Veterans Accomplishments
Uncovered 61 Years Later
The Army was not something that Cornelius (Neil) Jones Sr. was looking
forward to, but once he was drafted it made such a difference in his life. “He
has a very caring and giving heart and it spilled over into Korea once he got
there. He is often times pictured with children of Korea because he has always
been drawn to young people, even to this day,” says his daughter, Norma.
Neil was in the last racially segregated battalion of the United States Army. This
came as somewhat of a disappointment to Neil because he had hoped to be
part of an integrated unit. Norma recalls her father saying, ‘I just want to see
what those guys are like.’
When Neil became ill, Norma and her husband cared for him in their home. “I
was set on his life ending at home with me because he needed to be
surrounded by all of us that loved him.” It was their family physician that said
‘That’s probably not the best thing for you. There are people that are trained to
makes sure he passes with dignity and that he isn’t in pain.’ At that time they
called The Denver Hospice.
“I think for the first time I was able to sleep when I went home. When you don’t
know what hospice means, you think hospice means death, but really hospice
means quality of life, and I now have a whole different outlook on what hospice
is.” Neil was notoriously modest for saying that he ‘never did
anything in the war,’ and it wasn’t until his chaplain
uncovered that Neil had earned 2 bronze stars and a United
Nations distinguished medal that his family really understood
his legacy.
“Now we know the real story and
our father actually was a Korean
War hero. If it wasn’t for The
Denver Hospice we wouldn’t
have known that our father was
a hero.”
Thank you to our 2014 Donors
$250,000+
$5,000-$9,999
Bank of America
Anonymous
Mickey Ackerman and Richard Gilmartin
Brad Baumgartner
Daniels Fund
Harvey and Sue Allon
Scott Benson
Estate of Gary John Gross
Anonymous
Evelyn Beren
Anna and John J. Sie Foundation
Berenbaum Family Foundation
$100,000-$249,999
Lynn Brevard
Dr. Gayle F. Bereskin
Erwin and Dave Buck
Wendy A. Bethurum
Estate of Gerald J. Sypneski
Butler Family Fund
Fred L. Bissett
Campus Middle School
BMGI North America
Glenn and Donna Chapman
BOK Financial/Colorado State Bank and Trust
DaVita
Robert Brayton
Ellen A. Filipiak
Elizabeth and David Budd
Faren L. Foster and David Swartzendrube
Stephania Bunka
Estate of Vernon & Shirley Sachs
$50,000-$99,999
The Anschutz Foundation
New West Physicians
Gooding Family Foundation
James and Sharon Butler
$25,000-$49,999
Mrs. Nancy Gooding
Judith Butz
Anadarko Petroleum
Mr. Harold Grueskin
Tim and Kelly Catron
Estate of Carmela M. Canoso
Harry W. Rabb Foundation
Max and Ramey Caulkins
Helen K. & Arthur E. Johnson Foundation
Dr. Dennis and Jakalyn Helling
Melanie Chan
MDC Holdings, Inc.
Kerry Hicks
Guy Childs
Louann and Micky Miller Family
Kaiser Permanente Foundation
Chany Cho
Susan M. Lindsay Fund 2
Kenneth Roy Robb and Gertrude Ida Robb
Living Trust
City of Commerce City
$10,000-$24,999
Susan and Ronald Law
Mark R. Clapp
Anonymous
Daniel and Janet Mordecai Foundation, Inc./
Janet R. Mordecai
Darrell Colhouer
James and Kay Burke
Peter and Linda Niederman
City of Thornton
Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Company/
Dearborn National
Cherry Creek Shopping Center
Zach and Anuschka Pashel
Community First Foundation
Phyllis M. Coors Foundation
Elizabeth L. Cooper
Clean Energy Distribution
CoBiz Financial
Premier Medical Corporation
William P. and Kimberly A. Dahlquist
Sage Foundation
Edward DeBartolo
The Thunder Foundation
Arthur Delaney
UMB Bank Colorado
Dependable Cleaners
Emilie Wells
Theresia J. Dickson
Wells Fargo Bank
Jane Dooley-Stuart
Evan H. and Meghan L. Zucker
Shelly Dragul
Community Shares of Colorado
Estate of E. Gregory Ashe
Estate of M. Louise Hausburg
Estate of Susan Wombacher
Horan & McConaty/John and Andrea Horan
KeyBank Foundation
KEYW Corporation
Kathy and Dan Dvorak
Lewis D. & John J. Gilbert Foundation
$1,000-$4,999
Melinda and Brian Egging
Dr. Bruce and Susan Madison
A.J. and Lynda Scribante Charitable Foundation
Eide Bailly
Charles J. Eisen
Network Communications, Inc.
Anthony and Nancy Accetta
Lieba Alpert
Encana Cares (USA) Foundation
Wayne G. and Nyia Jane Nielsen
Alpine Bank
Estate of Dorsie McDaniel
Gerry and Adele Phelan
American Mechanical Services
Brenda Farmer
The Sapiro Family
Dale and Kimberly Anders
Elaine K. and Michael S. Farnsworth
Dr. David and Ivelisse Scanavino
The Nord Foundation
Paula and Keith Andrews
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Mira J. Fine
The Virginia W. Hill Foundation
Anonymous
Kathleen and Tim Armitage
Susan and Jeffrey Finke
Marti Awad
Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP
Scott and Texie Lowery
2014 Donors (continued)
Fraternal Order of Eagles, Inc.
Andy Levy and Renee Levy
Rose Community Foundation
Frew Development Group
Libby Anschutz Foundation
Rose Medical Center
Jan and Dr. Gary Friedland
Debra and Chester Luby
Laura and Kevin Roy
Fuller Family Fund of The Denver Foundation
Ruthanne Lundquist
John and Shelly Ruth
Rebecca Garcia
Barbara Lyons
Jacqueline Ryan
Doug Garrett
Evi and Evan Makovsky
Meyer and Geri Saltzman
Kenneth and Rebecca Gart
Victoria Manley
Del Samac-Townsend
Lynda Goldstein
Carol Mark
Therese A. Saracino and Paul Strasburg
William Goodhard
Terri Mayfield
Cheryl and Stephen Schauer
Anthea and Tim Gracey
Janelle G. McCallum
Joanne Schultz
Andrew and Lynne Greene
Barbara McCarthy
Leroy Shaser
Todd Gress
McCown Gordon Construction, LLC
Lesley Shiffrin-Lochhead and John Lochhead
Renee Gross
Ann McCullough
Ruth Shinto
Julie and Lawrence Gustafson
Nancy McGee
Connie Shure
H.M. Brown & Associates
Kenneth and Maria Mendelsberg
Singer Family Foundation, Inc.
Nick and Anne Hackstock
Tyrone and Betty Meyer
Mary and George Sissel
Phyllis J. Hall
Sue Miller and Harold L. Cohen
Bev Sloan
Geri L. Hardin
Thomas D. Miller and Priscilla J. Lau
Sheila L. Stone
Timothy F. Hardy
Karen Mitchell
Nobuko Taubr
Dee Harmon-Cochran
MOA Architecture
Betty and Dan Taylor
Harold & Edith Horiuchi Trust
Jack Moninger
The Bruni Foundation
Lt. Thomas B. Hayward
Morrow Home Foundation
The Denver Foundation
Pam Hertzler
Morse Family Foundation
The Precourt Foundation
Terry P. Hoag
Lisa and Paul Motz-Storey
Ann M. Thome
Mary Hoagland
Nancy & Robert Schulein Fund
Catherine Tocher
Patricia Hoffman
National Cinemedia
Richard G. Trainor
Ginger Holmes
Stephanie Nelson
USI Insurance Services, LLC
Suzanne D. Hornby
Virginia Neslund
Connie and William Waddington
The Humphreys Foundation
Kathleen and Bob Nicolls
Diane and Marshall Wallach
Katheryne L. Hunt
Leanne M. Nielsen
Elaine and John Walsh
Andrea and Jack Hyatt
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Hannah Warren
IMA Foundation
Stephen T. O’Dell
Shirley G. Waxman
J. K. Mullen Foundation
Olinger Mortuaries & Cemeteries
Alan and Jeanette Weller
John B. and Jane Jackson
Dr. Elizabeth Oyekan
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Jackson National Community Fund
James Packer
Arthur O. Wilkonson
Curt and Keri Jaeger
Richard and Susan Paluska
Lori C. Wolfe
John F. Kennedy High School
Cynthia N. Pankratz
Michael Zeitlin
Johns Manville
Se Young Park
Paula Joseph
The Pasquarella Family
Susan G. Kanter
Kimberly and Thomas Patmore
KeyBank
Patty Polsky
Pamela C. Kinard
Kami and Neil Pomerantz
Kristin Kinnie
Dr. Genie Pritchett
$500-$999
Gail Abbott and Sue A. Ammen
Veronika Albl
David Alexander and Brandt Wilkins
Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis
Dr. David Koets
K. Provost
David V. Kolovat
QualMed Pharmacy
Charles and Cheryl Kuechenmeister
Gary and Barbara Reese
Kuni Automotive
Brenda Ritter
Susan Langley
Michael Roads
Peggy Larson Fuller and Dr. William Fuller
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
Susan Lasker Hertz and Marc Hertz
Bernedine J. Romero
Nancy Alterman
Altitude Digital
Dr. Julika Ambrose
Douglas W. Anderson
Jean Andrews
Anonymous
2014 Donors (continued)
Mary Ashen
Michael and Blanche Fall
Lawrence A. Atler and Marilyn Van Derbur
Pamela A. Fassione
Pamela Laird
Dr. Yvonne Azar
Jan Fisher
Judith Laurent
Joan and Robert Bell
Theresa Fordyce
Claudia and Swanie Lawson
Albert Belsky
Robert Fuller
Sarah and Jon Lehmann
Connie and Steven Benko
Julie A. Galley
Gena R. Lepage
Ruth N. Benton
Mary J. Gearhart
Dr. Joel S. and Frieda Levine
Kevin Blackham
Deborah Gerard
Sandra J. Lindquist
Miranda F. Blakely
Diane and Robby Gilmore
Kurt O. Linn
Patricia Blasing
Ernest and Debra Gomez
Merrill Linton
Margaret C. Bozarth
Patricia and Michael Grace
Debbie Little
Erin Brown
Linda J. Gray
Oliver and Mary Loftus
John Budnack
Don Grebe
Lawrence Luchini
Barbara and Scott Budny
Ken and Barb Gulley
Louis C. Lucido
Ann Butler
Margaret J. Hagerman
Katherine MacWilliams
Mary and Martin Cahill
Nancy and Michael Hallowell
Alan L. Magnuson
Jane R. Carlson
Linda and Christopher Hanson
Beth Martin
Sandra Carter-Duff
Robert and Marilyn Harris
Harry Massey and Mary A. Sullivan
Lawrence Cedillo
Thomas Havens
Jeanine and Carl Maxey
Charles Schwab
Nancy Hawkins
Diane J. Mayer
Sheri Citterman
Richard and Bonnie Hawkinson
Patrick and Elizabeth McCown
Donna and Dave Kusuda
Dr. Henry N. Claman
Becky Henrekin
E. L. McDowell
CoBank
Alan and Terry Hershey
Maureen J. McFadden
Steve and JoEllen Cohen
Wendy and John Heslip
William C. and Virginia L. McGehee
Joanne L. Colhouer
Janet Hill
Michael McGhee
Joann Collins
Jeffrey Hirschfeld
Mary Ann McKelvy
Rachel O. Combelic
Charles and J.N. Holtz
Wade I. Melton
Colin and Nancy Jo Conway
Mark E. Honnen
Joseph and Holly Michaud
Pete and Marilyn Coors
Donald Houde
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Mildred W. Coughlin
Patti Howard
Mile High Donor Services
Ronald Covey
Jeff and Christine Hval
Jay and Lois Miller
Dr. Ann M. Crampton
Curt and Kimberly Jacobsen
Paul A. Moormeier
The Crazy Merchant, Inc.
Krista S. Jacobsen
Douglas G. Moran
Lonnie and Loreen Crosby
Merilee Janssen
Ryan Mordecai
Christine Y. Crowley
Celine A. Johnson
Edward and Sara Morgan
Susan and Eddie Dane
William and Katherine Johnson
Barry Morris
Mary Devine
Megan Keating
Margaret and Mitch Morrissey
Sandy Disher
Robert D. Keefer
Douglas N. Morton and Marilyn L. Brown
Becky L. Donaldson
Mary Kennedy
Newmont Mining Corporation
Jane Dorsey
David Kenney
Randall Ohlson
Sandra Dreher
Michelle Kenrick
Barbara O’Loughlin
Charles J. Duey
Angela J. Kibler
John P. Olson
Carl Duncan
King Soopers Corporate
Kimberly A. Ostrin
Paula Dybinski
Paul and Sandy Kling
Jennifer Oswald-Boswell
Robert Easterly
Susan M. Knospe
Our Lady of Loreto Catholic Parish
James and Jeanne Elder
Richard K. Kornfeld and Julie Malek
Chuck Owens
Endres Northwest, Inc.
Mary Jane Kreiman
Anita Padilla Fitzgerald
Estate of Kristie Ford
Jeffrey and Julie Kuhn
Pat Pappas
Bruce and Debbie Ewing
Lynn Kuhn and David Taenzer
Donna L. Parker
John Fairbairn
Kuni Lexus of Greenwood Village
Dr. Bruce C. Paton
2014 Donors (continued)
Karen Pederson
S&B Porta-Bowl Restrooms, Inc.
Eugene F. Thomas
Perry C. Peine
Saint Peter Lutheran Church
Cathryn and Richard Throner
Ken and Vicki Pepper
Steven and Angela Sall
Warren and Ruth Toltz
Andrew Perry
Paul Santoski and Kristen Tucker
Chris Tompkins
Bruce W. Peterson
Elizabeth and Earl Sarow
Leslie Tyson
Pharmastrategies
Lois J. Saul
Teresa Walter
James B. Phelps
Pastor Lisa Schrader and Randy Schrader
Sally and Tim Warde
Theresa Ponticello
June K. Seppa
Jonathan Watkin
Marie Porter
Romona and Robert Sestric
Joan Weiss
Judy Reed
Donald and Sandy Sharp
Kelsey K. Whitrock
Kathy Reis
Nina Shuyler
Jeanne Williams
Jamie Resnik
Lisa Simon and Kurt Hostetter
Windsor Gardens Church
Steven Revenig
Cory Sites
Michael Winn
Thomas Rinnert
Margaret J. Sloop
Lois Wolz
Sally C. Roach and Geoffrey R. Cullen
Cody Smith
Yampa Valley Community Foundation
Barbara E. Robbins
Gordon Smith
Natalie S. Yeakel
Kimberly S. Roberts
Robert Steinert
Young Philanthropists Foundation
Edward and Susan Robinson
Robert Stewart
Sam and Eileen Robinson
Gerard J. Sullivan
$1-$499
Sandra Ronayne
Suzanne Sullivan-Taylor
Jean Rondeau
Diane and Dale Sweat
Joseph and Karolyn Rook
Matt Teeters
The Denver Hospice also offers our thanks to
the thousands of donors who make every dollar
count in the service to our patients and families.
Amy Rosenberg
Sheila Tennyson
Barry Rosenberg and Lee Fisher-Rosenberg
The Cadmus Group, Inc.
Kenneth and Laya Rosenthal
The Import Warehouse/The Import Mechanics
*The Denver Hospice regrets the omission or incorrect listing of any name(s).
Please call the Philanthropy Department for corrections at 303-398-6236.
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ADMI NI STRATIV E OF FI CES
THE DENVER HOSPICE
INPATIENT CARE CENTER AT LOWRY
501 South Cherry Street, Suite 700
Denver, Colorado 80246
Phone 303-321-2828
8299 East Lowry Blvd.
Denver, Colorado 80230
Phone 303-418-3000
www.thedenverhospice.org
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