To help provide care and support that reflect the important contributions made by veterans, MedWest-Haywood Hospice and Palliative Care has become a national partner of We Honor Veterans, a pioneering campaign developed by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
As a We Honor Veterans Partner, MedWest-Haywood Hospice and Palliative Care will implement ongoing veteran-centered education for staff and volunteers to help improve the care they provide to the Veterans they proudly serve. Twenty-five percent of those who die every year in the U.S. are veterans. The nation is seeing many of the veterans who served in World War II and the Korean War pass away — and the number of deaths of Vietnam veterans is beginning to rise. ...