OHIM gets excellence award

NORWAY — Oxford Hills Internal Medicine, an affiliate of the Western Maine Health system, was recently honored by Beacon Hospice for their staff’s commitment to excellence in end-of-life care.

The award was presented on July 16 by Patricia Cusack, area Vice President of Beacon Hospice, at a special ceremony recognizing the professional contributions of the Oxford Hills Internal Medicine team to caring for the terminally ill.

Oxford Hills Internal Medicine was nominated for the award because of their demonstrated ability, expertise, and performance in:

• Professional and collaborative partnership with Beacon,

• Commitment to continuing education,

• Compassionate assessment of patients and

• Advocating for quality end of life care.

Beacon Hospice, Inc., headquartered in Charlestown, MA was established in 1995 to serve the needs of terminally ill patients. They provide a full range of end of life care services, including “Deep Harbors,”™ an innovative program in person-centered dementia care. Beacon’s experts utilize interventions and preferred medication treatment algorithms that enable trained staff members to assist with nutrition and feeding, hydration, skin assessment, environmental stressors, non-verbal pain and behavior assessment. Beacon Hospice, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amedisys, Inc., a leading national home health and hospice provider. Visit Amedisys at www.amedisys.com.