About Hospice
Hospice care is not a death sentence. It doesn’t speed the process of death nor does it seek to violate the patient’s rights. On the contrary, Hospice provides those who are terminally ill with hospital-quality care in the comfort of home.
Hospice empowers the patient and the family to take control in a difficult time. It respects both the patient’s dignity and wishes. With Hospice, patients can choose to eat what they want, to go for a walk when they want, to get a bath when they want. Patients can choose how they want to live the last moments of their lives.
"Hospice is about walking with the family through the disease," says Elizabeth Marrero, co-founder of Global Hospice. "It’s about preparing the family for what’s coming on a daily basis."
Global Hospice provides:
- Physician services
- Skilled nurses available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Certified Nurses Aides
- A caring staff of medical directors, who make and oversee customized care plans for patients
- Dietician services
- Physical Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Social Services
- Medical Equipment
- Medicine
- Non-denominational Spiritual Counseling
The staff at Global Hospice is committed to providing the best possible care wherever a patient calls home. That commitment began when the Marrero family founded the company two years ago.
The Founders
Jose and Elizabeth Marrero founded Global Hospice after their family suffered two deaths in the same year.
Both Elizabeth’s father and grandfather died in 2002. Her grandfather was diagnosed with cancer and passed away shortly thereafter. The family opted for Hospice services. "We experienced the one-to-one care that you can provide to your loved one at home," Elizabeth recalls.
The family was not restricted by visitation rules. They were not surrounded by strangers on a hospital floor. Hospice allowed Elizabeth and her family to savor her grandfather’s final moments, to pay their respects, to say goodbye.
With her father, they weren’t so lucky.
In December of 2002, Elizabeth’s father suffered a diabetic coma and died instantly. It was sudden and heartbreaking, and looking at the two experiences, she wished she had more time to say goodbye.
"Hospice is the closure you give to a relationship, whether it’s a loved one or anyone," she says.
Hospice had given her family the opportunity to cherish her grandfather’s final moments, and Elizabeth and Jose decided to dedicate their lives to giving others the same experience.