Houston, MO— Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks has awarded Texas County Memorial Hospital Healthcare Foundation with a $13,000 general support grant to assist TCMH Hospice of Care. The grant funds will provide assistance with supplies utilized in direct patient care.
“We are very thankful to Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks for awarding this grant to our hospice program,” Courtney Owens, TCMH Hospice of Care director, said. “The grant dollars will help with our operational costs such as medications, medical equipment and supplies to help take care of our patients.”
Owens mentioned that the grant dollars came at a crucial time for Hospice of Care.
“Due to COVID, we were unable to have our annual chili cook off fundraiser for Hospice of Care, an event that has been our main method for generating support for our hospice program for the last thirteen years,” Owens said. “This grant means a lot to us.”
TCMH Hospice of Care provides end-of-life and palliative care services for patients and families in Texas County and the surrounding area, regardless of their ability to pay for the service.
Since 1997, Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks has given more than $1 million in grant awards supporting innovative programs that respond to unmet needs of those requiring hospice, palliative care, advance care planning, grief and bereavement services. The Foundation has funded a range of grantees making important contributions in critical, yet often overlooked areas of need.
For additional information about TCMH Hospice of Care, contact Owens at (417) 967-1279.
