Becky McDonald receives award
Article published on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
CLEARWATER – Becky McDonald, executive vice president of programs for The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, received the Heart of Hospice Award at the recent National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization conference in Washington, D.C.
The award recognizes National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals members who have attained repeated outstanding achievements in hospice and palliative care and made contributions with impact beyond hospice and palliative care. These persons have shown creativity, courage and risk-taking to achieve a demonstrated difference in the areas of exceptional service, program creation, administrative development, innovative research or educational advancement. This is the highest recognition for hospice and palliative care professionals given by hospice and palliative care professionals.
McDonald has spent 41 years in healthcare, 30 of which have been in the hospice and palliative care field. She served as vice president of programs at The Hospice, managing four regional community service centers and overseeing all of the agency’s programs. Last year, she transitioned into a new position, executive vice president of programs. She is responsible for mentoring and supervising the programs’ vice presidents, special projects and program innovation.
Hospice receives education award
A Plan for Life: Your Personal Journal and Resource Guide, an educational guide created by The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast for patients and their families, received the Excellence in Education Award in the Educational Program for Patients/Families category, at the 2008 National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization conference in Washington, D.C.
The award is given to the hospice and palliative care programs that have a successful history of innovation and creativity in the design of educational programs; from programs to train volunteers to programs that address a specific community need. The National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals honors hospice and palliative care programs that demonstrate outstanding achievement and excellence in the design, promotion and offering of educational programs.
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Article published on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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