Club Tours Hospice Unit at HRH

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Jeannie Crowe, Hospice Coordinator with Karen Kleine Club President

Bennie Eaton; Bobby Keen, President and CEO Hancock Regional Hospital; and Brenda Eaton.

55 Greenfield Kiwanians met at the Hancock Regional Hospital and toured the recently opened Hospice Unit.  The new unit provides comfortable private rooms staffed by trained hospice professionals.  The tours were conducted by Jeannie Crowe, Hospice Coordinator; Kristi Barber, Executive Director of the Hospital Foundation; and Allyson Smith, Foundation Program Assistant.  The tours included the family dining area where meals can be prepared and eaten; a family gathering room with television, fireplace, and comfortable seating that resembles a family room; a library, a children’s play area, conference and office areas.  

The Hancock Regional Hospital Foundation has received several major gifts to assist in funding the development of the Hospice Unit.  For information on giving opportunities you can call Kristi Barber at 317.468.4583.

State of the Hospital

Steven Smith, Rob Matt and Susie Broome discuss the hospital.

Rob Matt, Vice President of Hancock Regional Hospital spoke to Kiwanis about the current state of Hancock Regional Hospital and the current events in hospitals in general.  Matt spoke of several current trends:

·         Delivery of high quality health care at a lower cost.

·         Hospitals need to become institutions that help people stay out of the hospital by keeping them healthier.

·         The need to tighten the connection between all the patient treatments using common platforms that adhere to national standards for all patients’ records and billings.

·         Regional cooperation among suburban hospitals

During questions Matt also addressed the process for recruiting and retaining medical professionals, the community benefit survey, the use of hospitalists, and future information access from the hospitals portal. 

Further information can be found on the hospital website at http://www.hancockregionalhospital.org  .

Hancock Hospital Hospice

Kristi Barber, Executive Director of the Hancock Regional Hospital Foundation spoke to Greenfield Kiwanis about the new Hospice Unit at the Hospital.  The new unit provides in hospital care for patients who are terminally ill.

The new unit provides larger beds and sofa sleepers in each patient room allowing family members to be with their loved ones.  The unit also contains laundry and cooking facilities.  Common areas are provided for children to play and family members to gather in a living room atmosphere. 

The new fund drive for the Hospice Unit is at $1.5 million dollars of a $3 million goal.  For further information contact Mrs. Barber at the Hancock Regional Hospital Foundation.

Krsiti Barber HRH Foundation Director

Christi Barber, new Executive Director of the Hancock Regional Hospital Foundation, spoke to Kiwanis. She was introduced by May program chairman, Walt Waitt.

Barber hopes to see the foundation continue to grow and support Hancock Regional Hospital. Presently they are working toward funding of a new Hospice Unit. Barber says the need for hospice care is growing as our population ages. To meet this need, the HRH Foundation has begun raising 3.1 million to fund an endowment which will support the care of hospice patients now and in the future. They have raised $750,000 and will continue fund raising to make the new unit possible.
The foundation also recently awarded eleven scholarships totaling $22,000 for Edith Zike nursing scholarships. Fund raising events on the calendar include the 33rd Annual Golf Benefit on June 17 at Hawk’s Tail of Greenfield Golf Course. Sponsorship contributions provide funding for Edith Zike Nursing Scholarships. For more information about the golf outing, call 468-4583.

October 12, 2011, will be the Women Helping Women dinner. To make a contribution to either the golf outing or dinner or the hospice unit, contact the Foundation at the number above or visit the website www.hancockregional.org.

Nancy's Boutique

From Left:Shelly Schwentker, Lisa Wood, Debbie Muegge, Nicole Richmond and Stacie Kramer from Hancock Regional Hospital presented the program at Kiwanis.


Lisa Wood from Hancock Regional Hospital and some of her staff spoke to Kiwanis about the Nancy King Boutique to be opened in the Anderson Women’s Center. The opening date will be announced later. Lisa told that items from the Boutique will be billable to insurance and will not cost the patient at the time of fitting. Medicare allows six new bras per year (three at a time) and women are encouraged to come yearly for refitting and to see the new products available.


The staff is presently taking training on fitting the line of personal items that the boutique will carry. Also speaking was Shelly Schwentker, a representative from the Amoena retail line of breast forms and lingerie. She showed the many new possibilities available for women surviving or thriving after breast cancer. The Boutique will also carry scarves, caps and swim products but not wigs as there is already an outlet in Greenfield.

Tatiana Day, HRH Foundation

Tatiana Day, Executive Director of the Hancock Regional Hospital Foundation, spoke to Kiwanias. She started the program with a game called “didja know” to present some facts and figures about the hospital. Didja know that 478 babies were born in 2009 at the hospital. “ Didja know” the hospital has over 400 volunteers contributing over 55,000 hours per year which adds up to one million dollars of service. “Didja know” that the ER recorded 27,700 visits in 2009. Charity Care amounts to $4.5 million in service given back to the community which means 4.7% of earned revenue goes back to the community. A 4.6 million dollar surplus is used for new equipment. The Foundation is “the helping hand that assists the hospitals programs and services to even more work in addressing the community health needs.” No Tax dollars are used to keep the hospital running.


The new Anderson Women’s Center opened in December and was funded by community support. Tatiana’s job consists of helping raise funds as well as working to provide Knowledge about the hospital, provide inspiration to people to get involved and serve as an advocate to recruit time, talent and treasure. It takes a lot to carry on the hospital mission which is “To be a caring community partner dedicated to enhancing the health of the patients and communities we serve.”

Tatiana is a graduate of New Palestine High School, Butler University, and University of Southern California. She has worked in philanthropy in Arizona and in community health services in Los Angeles, California before coming back home to continue her career.