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STEUBENVILLE – More than ten years ago, Valley Hospice opened the first inpatient hospice care center in the area, and in July it will move its care center north from Trinity Medical Center East to Trinity Medical Center West.
The new care center was made possible thanks to a $250,000 capital campaign.
“Without the support of our community and our generous donors, this move to Trinity West would not have been a possibility,” said Cynthia Bougher, Valley Hospice chief executive officer.
The Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust of Steubenville was the major sponsor for the project and earned naming rights for center, which will be called the Valley Hospice Mary Jane Brooks Care Center North.
The trust was established by Mary Jane Brooks, a lifelong resident of Steubenville and became operational in the fall of 2010. It awarded its first monetary grants in January 2011, and through December has made distributions in excess of $1.5 million to 16 different local charities.
The trust gives preference to organizations in the Steubenville area that name health care as their charitable purpose.
Trustees include local attorney R. Peterson Chalfant; local CPA David D’Anniballe; Ned George, former president and CEO of WesBanco Inc. in Wheeling; and Brookes Chalfant, FP&A manager of L Brands in Columbus.
Valley Hospice also received contributions from members of the community, staff and board members, as well as grants from the Charles M. Pugliese and Thelma M. Pugliese Charitable Foundation and the Esther Simmons Charitable Trust.
The center, which is scheduled to open the week of July 11, is located on the seventh floor of Trinity West and will have six private rooms. The state-of-the-art facility will look and feel like home, with comfortable furnishings, a homelike family room, an eat-in kitchen where families can make home-cooked meals and a luxurious spa, officials explained. Hospice patients will have access to 24-hour nursing care with a low staff-to-patient ratio.
“We are very excited for the opportunity to move our care center to Trinity West,” said Bougher. “The new space will provide a welcoming and homelike environment for patients and their families. As your community hospice, we are committed to providing the best possible care.”