Program areas at Trustbridge Hospice Foundation
Trustbridge Foundation, Inc. Provides fundraising, investment management, and other support services, to Trustbridge, Inc., a related tax-exempt organization, and its subsidiaries, including Hospice of palm beach county, Inc., Hospice of broward county, Inc. and Hospice by the sea, Inc. our Foundation is dedicated to supporting the specialized programs that Trustbridge provides that are above and beyond traditional Hospice care, including veterans program, physician fellowship program and employee training.
EXTRAORDINARY COMFORT MEASURES: TRUSTBRIDGE IS ONE OF ONLY 3% OF HOSPICES NATIONWIDE THAT ADMIT PATIENTS INTO HOSPICE CARE WHO NEED TO CONTINUE TREATMENTS FOR THEIR COMFORT (CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIATION, INTRAVENOUS MEDICATIONS AND BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS). YOUR DONATIONS FUND THE COMFORT MEASURES SO THESE FAMILIES CAN BENEFIT FROM THE WORLD OF SUPPORT THAT HOSPICE OFFERS. 2,601 patients received extraordinary comfort measures in 2022.
Charitable care: as local, not for profit Hospice we are committed to providing care for everyone in our community, including those without insurance or the ability to pay. In 2022, donations helped provide 4,552 days of care to uninsured patients.
Music therapy: music can create a physical and emotional connection that relieves pain, anxiety, depression and other symptoms. We offer one of the nation's largest music therapy programs, providing 6,569 music therapy visits in 2022.
Renovate and refurnish 4 existing patient rooms at Gerstenberg Care Center to create 2 "convertible patient Suites", nurses station including medication room. Patient rooms remodel included expansion of rooms, new impact doors, floors, bathroom floors, showers and sink areas, paint, nurse call system, televisions and artwork.
Grief Support: IN 2022, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP 2,070 ADULTS WITH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. WE SERVED 210 CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS. IN ADDITION, 72 CHILDREN ATTENDED Bereavement Camp Programs: CAMP GOOD GRIEF, CAMP STINGRAY, AND CLUB SEAHORSE.
Refreshing paint and updating of furniture and fixtures of three inpatient units. Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Delray Medical Center and Bethesda Hospital.