About St Agnes Hospice

Location:

6729 N Willow #103, Fresno, CA 93710, US

Mission Statement

We serve together in Trinity Health In the spirit of the gospel To heal body, mind and spirit, to improve the health of our community, And to steward the resources entrusted in us. We treat each person who comes to us for help with deep respect and compassion; and strive continually to improve the quality of our service.Trinity Health is a community of committed persons. We value teamwork with our colleagues and collaboration with other organizations in our communities. Our work is a ministry in which we are privileged to serve people a some of the most significant moments of their lives. We service everyone regardless of status, giving priority to persons who are poor. We value the organization's Catholic identity and the heritage of our religiour founders. We recognize that sickness and injury cause more than simple physical suffering and that health is well being of the whole person. We provide psychological and spiritual care and attend to the social relationships that can suppor the healing of our patients.We collaborate with others, including persons who are poor or underserved, in the communities we serve to assess the health needs of each community, to set priorities and to develop or maintain programs that address the needs. The resources of human intellect and energy, and material goods which enable us to carry on this ministry were received from the foundrs entrusted to us of our institutions, associates, physicians and volunteers.

Description

The goals of St Agnes Hospice are to manage symptons for patient comfort and to support patients and their families in their commitment to providing care at home. The volunteer's hours are flexible and are based on the patients's needs and the volunteer's availability. The succcess that St. Agnes Hospice has achieved has been greatly aided by the excellent group of volunteers who provide service to the patient and their families.