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Blue Ridge Hospice Unveils Refreshed Brand Updated Look Reflects a Growing and Expanding Mission-Driven Organization
Winchester, Va., November 10, 2023—Blue Ridge Hospice today—in celebration of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month—unveiled a refreshed brand and logo that reflects the trusted not-for-profit’s expanded services to meet the needs of a growing community for serious illness, end-of-life, and grief and bereavement care. “While we’re refreshing the Blue Ridge Hospice brand, our mission of ‘Brightening life’s journey with quality and compassionate care for all whom we are privileged to serve,’ our vision, and [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Names Altonia Garrett, MBA, MHA, RN, Chief Operating Officer
Winchester, Va., Nov. 7, 2023—Altonia Garrett, MBA, MHA, RN, a proven healthcare leader and change agent locally and nationally, has been named Chief Operating Officer of Blue Ridge Hospice. With more than two decades of experience in post-acute sector operations, strategy, innovation, and business development, Garrett will lead all day-to-day operations and service delivery for the fast-growing and expanding serious illness, end-of-life, and grief and bereavement care provider that has served the northern Shenandoah Valley [...]
A New Chapter: Embracing The Future With A Brand Refresh
With a focus on the future, we are gearing up for a brand refresh that will not only modernize our visual identity, but accommodate Blue Ridge's expanding service lines, and help position the organization for the future of care. In a recent interview on the River 95.3's News Makers segment, Chief Strategy Officer and head of Blue Ridge's Marketing & Communications Department, Jason Parsons, shares "we've been spending the last couple of years really [...]
Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE World Tour: Blue Ridge Hospice Treats Grieving Teens and Young Adults to a Once-in-a-Lifetime VIP Experience
Winchester, Va., August 4, 2023—Blue Ridge Hospice is inviting 10 teens and young adults who have lost a loved one to experience a special evening of celebration, hope, and healing at Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE World Tour in a private skybox complete with catered refreshments and food at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. The event on Saturday August 5, 2023, is made possible in partnership with the Washington Commanders. Blue Ridge Hospice is the area’s leading provider of [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Expands Services in Loudoun County, Providing Hospice Care at Inova Loudoun Hospital and Opening a New Office in Lansdowne, Virginia
Lansdowne, Va., July 10, 2023—Blue Ridge Hospice has significantly expanded its services in Loudoun County, Va., and is now offering inpatient care to patients needing hospice care at Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg, Va., and providing grief and bereavement support and volunteer opportunities for the community at its newly opened office in Lansdowne. “As the population in Loudoun County grows and ages, the demand for the trusted expertise and excellent care and services Blue Ridge Hospice [...]
A Day in The Life of an RN at our Inpatient Care Center
When Paige works the day shift, she arrives at the Inpatient Care Center at Cork Street in Winchester, VA, around 7:45 am to begin her day at 8:00 am. 8:00 am: Preparing for the day “The first thing one of us will do is count medications for each patient and inventory our stock to make sure the counts match our records. We’ll count medications again at the end of each day.” [...]
