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Blue Ridge Hospice Announces Unified Brand: Blue Ridge Care New Visual Identity and 2030 Strategic Plan
Winchester, VA, May 1, 2025 — Blue Ridge Hospice announces a significant milestone in its evolution: the transition to a unified brand—Blue Ridge Care. This transformation reflects the organization’s growth and its renewed commitment to delivering extraordinary care through an integrated, community-centered approach. Launching in 2025, the Blue Ridge Care brand will bring together all programs, services, and locations under one cohesive identity to better serve individuals and families across the region. For nearly [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Announces Partner Sites for Innovative Grief Program
Leesburg, VA, February 18—Blue Ridge Hospice is pleased to announce the selection of seven partner sites to participate in the groundbreaking Adventures Through Grief program. The Blue Ridge Hospice program will be held at Leesburg Presbyterian Church. This initiative, made possible by a generous $340,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation, aims to explore and enhance grief support for teens and young adults through a unique therapeutic tabletop role-playing game. The selected partner [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice and Laurel Ridge Community College Announce Partnership To Strengthen Local Healthcare Workforce
Winchester, VA, February 4, 2025 – Blue Ridge Care Hospice, the leading provider of aging care in the region, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Laurel Ridge Community College through a clinical affiliation agreement. This collaboration is designed to provide valuable clinical experience for students enrolled in the College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Nursing Programs, ensuring a more skilled healthcare workforce for the future. The partnership will allow students to gain [...]
Death Café Hosted by Blue Ridge Hospice and Bowman Library
A Comfortable Space to Discuss Life and Death Winchester, VA, January 7, 2025 – Blue Ridge Hospice in partnership with Bowman Library, a location of Handley Regional Library System, is excited to announce the launch of Death Café, a unique, participant-led gathering where individuals can engage in open honest conversations about death – all while enjoying coffee, tea, and cake. Death Café is not a grief support group or a counseling session; but rather a [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice to Help Residents of Luray Understand Advance Care Planning
Grant Project funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Winchester, VA, December 19, 2024 – Blue Ridge Hospice will join a nationwide project and host a community event at Luray Fire Hall on January 15, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, to engage the community in important conversations about medical decision making. The event, featuring the conversation toolkit from The Conversation Project, will provide information about how to prepare for future decisions about serious [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice and Valley Health collaborate to offer Hospice in the Hospital program at Warren Memorial Hospital Front Royal, VA
Winchester, VA., November 13, 2024—Valley Health and Blue Ridge Hospice have expanded their collaborative Hospice in the Hospital program to Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal, VA. On November 1, an agreement was signed for Blue Ridge Hospice to work alongside the hospital’s care team to provide supplemental comfort care services. This ensures eligible patients and families receive comprehensive care during and after their hospital stay. Hospice in the Hospital originated at Winchester Medical Center [...]