United Hospice of Rockland
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United Hospice of Rockland (UHR) is a non-profit hospice serving Rockland and lower Orange counties in New York. UHR has been a resource in hospice and palliative care since 1988.
UHR is credited with implementing the first New York-based Advance Directive online storage website called AssuringYourWishes.Org. The organization is also the proud recipient of one of the largest philanthropic donations ever made in Rockland County. Given by Joe and Tess McCormack-Raso in 2006, the gift supports UHR's plans to build a Hospice Home in Rockland County.
Mission United Hospice of Rockland, Inc. (‘UHR’) provides care, hope, comfort and improved quality of life to individuals and their families facing serious illness. They offer compassionate support to members of our community who have experienced the loss of a loved one. UHR leads the health and human services community in improving the provision of care to those affected by serious illness.
Vision United Hospice of Rockland envisions a community in which all individuals and their loved ones facing serious illness retain their dignity and hope while receiving the best care and support that hospice has to offer.
Official United Hospice of Rockland Website
The Assuring Your Wishes resource for Advance Directives
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
