We welcome inquiries from the media on our services for patients, families and the community.

We promise to be clear and honest in our communications with others.

We invite members of the media to learn more about Avow Hospice. Our professional staff members are available to answer questions or provide interviews upon request.

Locations:
Main Administrative Office: 1095 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, FL 34105. Our inpatient facility is located on our main campus on Whippoorwill Lane; it is available to any qualifying patient we care for in Collier County.

We also have offices in Immokalee, Marco Island, North Naples and South Naples.

Comprehensive, compassionate care for Collier County residents who are terminally ill. We also offer grief support services to anyone who has suffered a loss, even if they have no affiliation with us.

• Physical support: pain management, symptom control, personal care
• Emotional and spiritual support: helping patients and families cope
• Grief support: helping families, friends for 13 months after the loved one's death
• Volunteer services: providing companionship, listening, reading, sharing reminiscences
• Financial assistance: helping all terminally ill patients, regardless of ability to pay

Avow Hospice, Inc. was founded as Hospice of Naples in 1983 by a small group of community visionaries, led by Naples resident Glenna Hayhoe. We began with four paid staff members and 54 volunteers. Since then, our agency has grown rapidly, building and opening its administrative offices in 1991, admitting its first patient to the Frances Georgeson Hospice House inpatient facility in 2003 and opening offices throughout the county in 2004 and 2005. Programs and staff have also increased. In 2007 we changed our name to Avow Hospice, Inc. as a reflection of our commitment to helping our patients fulfill life's promises. Today we employ more than 175 professionals who are dedicated to the care of the terminally ill and their families.

• Not-for-profit, community-based agency that sees patients as individuals and that commits to being a trusted friend to all in our community.
• Serves more than 1,500 hospice patients and thousands of their family members every year.
• Offers the only hospice inpatient facility in Collier County.
• Fewer than half of our patients have been diagnosed with cancer.
• Majority of patients are 65 years of age or older, but we treat people of all ages, including infants.
• Only hospice in Southwest Florida to achieve the prestigious accreditation from the Joint Commission.
• More than 175 full- and part-time employees and 300 trained volunteers.
• Provides grief and loss support to children in Collier County private and public schools during the school day.
• Offers memorial services to the community; crisis support to public emergency response groups; education to faith communities, civic groups, neighborhood associations and more.
• Reimbursement for care comes from Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and patient payments. We rely on grants from corporations, foundations and funds, as well as gifts from individuals in our community to support our work.
• All donations made to Avow Hospice stay in Collier County to benefit our citizens.

Talk to one of our expert speakers when you have a question about their areas of specialty. To discuss interviews or speaking engagements, contact Mary Brodeur, Director of Community Relations at (239) 261-4404.

Karen Rollins, RN, MS, CHPN President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Paul Mitchell, MD Medical Director and Vice President, Physician Relations Karen Stevenson Vice President, Advancement Christine D'Angelo, RN, MS Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Mary Brodeur Director, Community Relations/Education