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AHC Receives PPE Donation from Fellow Nonprofit

April 23, 2020 – Appalachian Hospice Care received a donation of hand sanitizer and personal protective equipment this week from fellow Johnson County non-profit Good Neighbors Appalachia. Like nearly all other healthcare organizations, Appalachian Hospice Care has faced a new challenge in finding PPE due to the surge of demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In […]

AHC Raises Awareness of National Healthcare Decision Day

April 16, 2020 – April 16th is National Healthcare Decision Day. NHDD was created to encourage providers and the public to have conversations about advanced healthcare planning. Patients’ wishes matter. From choosing a healthcare provider to dictating a plan of care, NHDD strives to inspire individuals to reach out to their families and their healthcare […]

AHC Remains on the Frontlines Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

April 1, 2020 – Appalachian Hospice Care is standing alongside the army of healthcare workers on the frontlines of the battle with COVID-19. The essential end-of-life care professionals are continuing to provide a full range of services to patients with terminal illnesses in the home setting amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency is equipped with […]

AHC Announces 2020 Community Grief Support Meetings

January 10, 2020 – Appalachian Hospice Care has announced that it will continue community grief support meetings in 2020. Meetings this year will be held the first Thursday of every month at 4:30 pm at both AHC locations (1414 S Mayo Trail, Pikeville and 1520 KY Route 1428, Hager Hill). Trained grief counselors and AHC […]

Appalachian Hospice Care Asks Community to Help Celebrate Patient’s Birthday

December 16, 2019 – Appalachian Hospice Care is asking friends, community members, and supporters to join them in fulfilling one of their patients’ birthday wishes. On December 24th Ms. Zenna McCown will celebrate her 81st birthday! Zenna has a love for birthday cards, and is requesting as many cards as she can get in order […]

AHC Spreads Christmas Cheer to Nursing Home Residents

Pictured from L to R: Danielle Justice, Dalton Hatfield December 12, 2019 – On Thursday Pikeville Clinical/Site Manager Danielle Justice and Community Development Coordinator Dalton Hatfield spent the day traveling to local skilled nursing facilities to spread Christmas cheer. Danielle and Dalton delivered candy canes to the residents and staff of Good Shepherd Nursing and […]

Appalachian Hospice Care Announces Restructuring of Administrative Team

December 10, 2019 – Appalachian Hospice Care President/CEO Sharon Branham announced recently the restructuring of the administrative team of the agency. Bethany Varney, RN, BSN was promoted to Operations Director of the agency. Varney has been part of the AHC team since 1995 and was most recently the Clinical Director for the AHC Hager Hill […]

Appalachian Hospice Care Holds Annual Service of Remembrance

December 7, 2019 – Yesterday Appalachian Hospice Care held their Annual Service of Remembrance and tree lighting ceremony at the May Lodge of Jenny Wiley State Park in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Community members as well as families of AHC patients who have passed on were in attendance to hand dove ornaments in honor of their loved […]

AHC Chaplain Celebrates 20 Years with Agency

December 4, 2019 – AHC Chaplain Rick Hisle was recently honored for his service to the agency and its patients! Rick joined the AHC team in November 1999 and has been providing spiritual and bereavement support for patients, families, and caregivers ever since. Rick is also a trained grief counselor who leads AHC’s Pikeville grief […]

Floyd County Fiscal Court Recognizes National Hospice Month

December 21, 2019 – Earlier this week Appalachian Hospice Care Staff Nurse Rolanda Addis and Community Development Coordinator Dalton Hatfield attended the Floyd County Fiscal Court meeting where Judge Executive Robbie Williams issued a proclamation recognizing November as National Hospice Month in Floyd County. Judge Williams allowed Rolanda and Dalton to speak to the court […]

AHC Celebrates Patient’s 87th Birthday

November 20, 2019 – Earlier today the Appalachian Hospice Care Pikeville team celebrated Herschel Barker’s 87th birthday! Herschel enjoys visitors and the company of others, and loves the respite/sitter services offered by AHC. He enjoyed cake and coffee with the AHC Pikeville team to celebrate his special day. Herschel has become a special member of […]

Pike Fiscal Court Issues Proclamation Recognizes AHC, National Hospice Month

November 18, 2019 – At their regularly scheduled November meeting, Pike County Judge/Executive Ray S. Jones II and the Fiscal Court issued a proclamation recognizing the work of Appalachian Hospice Care and declaring November as National Hospice Month in Pike County. Community Development Coordinator Dalton Hatfield spoke to the crowd in attendance and to the […]

Magoffin Judge/Executive Wireman Issues Hospice Month Proclamation

November 14, 2019 – Yesterday Community Development Coordinator Dalton Hatfield met with Magoffin County Judge/Exeutive Matt Wireman to discuss the importance of hospice care for the people of Salyersville and Magoffin County, Kentucky. Judge/Executive Wireman thanked Dalton and AHC for their service to the community and the people of Magoffin County. Judge/Executive Wireman also issued […]

National Hospice Month Declared in Martin County

November 4, 2019 – AHC Community Development Coordinator Dalton Hatfield recently met with Martin County Judge/Executive Bill Bo Davis to discuss the need for hospice care in Martin County. AHC has been serving Martin County for nearly two decades now. After their discussion, Judge/Executive Davis issued a proclamation recognizing the work of AHC and declaring […]

Johnson County Judge/Executive Mckenzie Recognizes AHC

Pictured from L to R: Dalton Hatfield, Judge/Executive Mark McKenzie, Samantha Garrett November 2, 2019 – Johnson County Judge/Executive Mark McKenzie recognized Appalachian Hospice Care yesterday during a meeting with Community Development Coordinator Dalton Hatfield and Staff Nurse Samantha Garrett. Judge/Executive McKenzie issued a proclamation declaring National Hospice Month in Johnson County. He also expressed […]

AHC Kicks Off National Hospice Month Social Media Campaign

“Hospice is …..” November 1, 2019 – Today Appalachian Hospice Care is kicking off their “Hospice is…” social media campaign for National Hospice Month. Beginning today throughout the course of November, AHC will feature staff members on their social media pages with declarations of what hospice means to them. AHC hopes this will not only […]

Appalachian Hospice Care Hosts Sixth Annual Veterans Appreciation Luncheon

October 31, 2019 – Earlier today Appalachian Hospice Care hosted their annual Veterans Appreciation Luncheon at the Stumbo-Wilkinson Center at Jenny Wiley State Park in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. An event that organizers plan for for months, AHC’s Veterans Appreciation Luncheon serves hundreds of Veterans each year. Veterans from all over the Big Sandy region are invited […]

AHC Teams up with Pikeville VFW, Mountain Top Media

October 25, 2019 – Appalachian Hospice Care recently teamed up with the Pikeville VFW and Mountain Top Media to spread the word of their Sixth Annual Veterans Appreciation Luncheon. Pikeville VFW members Sgt. Nathan Sesco and Landon Tackett appeared on Mountain Top Media with AHC Community Development Coordiantor Dalton Hatfield, Clinical/Site Manager Danielle Justice, and […]

Appalachian Hospice Care Sponsors elkhorn city 5k

October 26, 2019 – Appalachian Hospice Care was proud to sponsor the Pink Lives Matter 5K Run/Walk hosted by Landmark of Elkhorn City Nursing and Rehabilitation. Participants braved the rain to experience the beauty of Elkhorn City and join together for a great cause. All proceeds benefited local victims of breast cancer.