- Dates
- 1998-05 – 1998-07-16
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunitypublic-servicecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island hospice volunteers reported a May 1998 vote to use the broader name “Beaver Island Health Support and Hospice,” reflecting services beyond hospice care. The July notice also lists volunteer contacts, Medical Center home-care materials, and a July 16 bereavement session led by Margaret Lasater.
Evidence limits
This is a volunteer-service notice, not incorporation, staffing, clinical, patient, or attendance documentation.
Sources
- Reports that volunteers voted in May to rename the service Beaver Island Health Support and Hospice because it provided more than hospice care, lists volunteer contacts and Medical Center reading materials, and announces Margaret Lasater’s July 16 bereavement session at the Community School. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the hospice and health-support notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island hospice volunteers expand their name and services to Health Support and Hospice in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-hospice-name-change-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1998, “Hospice News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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