The Kansas LIFE Project Caring Communities

Hays Caring Community Council

In Hays, the LIFE Project Committee is a group of community members from a variety of interest groups. Many of the group’s members have state or national interest in the process of education of the community in end-of-life issues.

The committee meets monthly and is continuing to identify members or interested groups that would assist in the education of our committee in the issues identified.

For additional information contact the Hays Communities contact individual, Wanda Koerner at (785) 628-6200 or email wkoerner@haysmed.com. The Hays Caring Community council would be interested in providing educational information to your group or your family about care at the end of life.

Hays Community Resources:

Hays Medical Center, 2222 Canterbury Rd., Hays, KS 67601 www.haysmed.com, 785-623-5000

Hospice of Hays Medical Center, 2501 E. 13th, building #4, Hays, KS 67601, Contact person – Sue Noll, Snoll@haysmed.com

Area Health Education Center, 217 East 32nd, Hays, KS 67601, 785-628-6128, Contact person – Ruby Jane Davis, www.rjanedavis@kumc.edu (Library of resources on end of life cares available for check out)

Hays Public Library, 1205 Main Hays, KS 67601, 785-625-9014, fax – 785-625-8683, http://hayspublib.org, Contact person - Ann Millhollen, amillhol@fhsu.edu

The Hays Public Library has a permanent display of resources and a set of Moyers Series Tapes for check out.

Senior Companion Program, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS 67601, 785-628-5809, Contacts - Jolene Niernberber, jniernbe@fhsu.edu or Joy Fischer, hfischer@fhsu.edu

Northwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging, 301 West 13th, Hays, KS 67601, 785-628-8204, 1-800-432-7422, Contact person - Lesley Bartlett, www.K4s.org/AAA/NW/default.htm

Center for Life Experiences, First Presbyterian Church, 2900 Hall Street, Hays, KS 67601, 785-625-2847, Ann G. Leiker, Director, cfle@eaglecom, website, www.nex-tech.com/clients/fpc/default.html

Ellis County Extension Office, Carla M. Morrical-Frederking County Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences, 601 Main, Suite A, Hays, KS 67601, 785-628-9430, Fax 785-621-2002, CMorrica@OzNet.KSU.edu

Hays Area Chamber of Commerce, 1301 Pine, Hays, KS 67601, Contact person - Gina Riedel, www.hayskansas.com

First Call for Help of Ellis County, Pam Blau, Director, 117 W 8th Hays, KS 67601, 785-623-2800, haven@ruraltel.net

PAST ACTIVITIES OF THE HAYS CARING COMMUNITY:

  • Displays at the Hays Public Library for the month when the Moyers Series was televised as well as planned for the Month of October 2002 for the "And Thou Shalt Honor" broadcast. Information is cataloged for checkout. For a copy of the Moyers PBS series “On Our Terms” you may contact the Hays Public Library or at the Area Health Education Center.
  • Speaking engagements for Palliative Care series at the Library as for the Center for Life improvement during the Moyers Series and will be planned to repeat again this year in slightly different format.
  • Grant requested and received from the Hays Medical Center Foundation to support the cost of materials and luncheons for the presentation of programs "Advanced Care Planning: Do It for Those You Love". These workshops are available in a variety of lengths and can be for professionals as well as individual family units.
  • Center for Health Improvement library at Hays Medical Center is researching information to be available to the community as well as scheduling advanced directive presentations for educational offerings.
  • Membership by the collations on the Ministerial Alliance with presentations to the larger group to announce activities as well as continue to provide resources that are available to the group.
  • Fliers in the community to announce activities of the Caring Communities, i.e. & Thou Shalt Honor.
  • Coalitions development with the larger community of City and County that is to assist in identification of all services available in the community do decrease duplication and to enhance the cooperation of the community to the benefit of the individuals served. Caring Community members are a part of this development and will share the work of the group with others.
  • Survey was completed of an identified group who experienced the loss of a loved one and their perceptions of care within the Medical Center. Surveys of physicians, professionals and the organization was completed at the same time. This information has been utilized to identify educational opportunities as well as planning for future care.
  • Nomination for the American Hospital Association's "Circle of Life" award. Grant information submitted for review.

 

 

 
 
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