(BALA CYNWYD,
PA) On June 24, Wissahickon Hospice, part of the University
of Pennsylvania Health System, will move its main office
from Chestnut Hill to One Presidential Boulevard in
Bala Cynwyd. The Bala Cynwyd location, which is the
main office for Penn Care at Home, will allow the Wissahickon
Hospice team to work more closely with other Penn Care
at Home organizations.
Hospice programs provide health care and supportive
services, primarily in the home, to people with terminal
illnesses, The goal of hospice care is to care for the
physical, emotional and spiritual need of patients and
their families. Joan Doyle, Executive Director of
Penn Home Care and Hospice, says the mover will
allow the team of staff and trained volunteers to provide
better care, comfort and support. "We are delighted
to have Wissahickon Hospice join the other Penn Home
Care organizations in the new, modern facilities at
Bala Cynwyd. Together our team of professionals will
be able to better serve patients, caregivers and families
throughout southeastern Pennsylvania."
Wissahickon Hospice is celebrating its 20th anniversary
this year. When the Hospice was established in 1982,
it served patients in northwest Philadelphia and southeastern
Montgomery County. Today Wissahickon serves patients
throughout Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware
and Chester counties--over 1,200 patients and their
families.
Wissahickon Hospice was the first Medicare-certified
hospice in Pennsylvania and is accredited by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO).
More information about Wissahickon Hospice and its
services can be obtained 24 hours a day at 1-800-700-8807.
Penn Medicine is one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, excellence in patient care, and community service. The organization consists of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Penn’s Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, founded in 1765 as the nation’s first medical school.
The Perelman School of Medicine is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $550 million awarded in the 2022 fiscal year. Home to a proud history of “firsts” in medicine, Penn Medicine teams have pioneered discoveries and innovations that have shaped modern medicine, including recent breakthroughs such as CAR T cell therapy for cancer and the mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System’s patient care facilities stretch from the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania to the New Jersey shore. These include the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Chester County Hospital, Lancaster General Health, Penn Medicine Princeton Health, and Pennsylvania Hospital—the nation’s first hospital, founded in 1751. Additional facilities and enterprises include Good Shepherd Penn Partners, Penn Medicine at Home, Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, and Princeton House Behavioral Health, among others.
Penn Medicine is an $11.1 billion enterprise powered by more than 49,000 talented faculty and staff.