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First hospice in the state of Wisconsin and the
largest hospice program in Northeast Wisconsin, since beginning in 1977. In
2002, Unity became the first hospice organization in Wisconsin to offer a
palliative care program in both the in-patient and home settings.
Serves all or parts of 12 counties in Northeast
Wisconsin: Brown, Calumet, Door, Forest, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette,
Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano and Waupaca.
Locally owned by Bellin Health, St. Mary’s and St.
Vincent Hospitals, Unity operates as a financially-independent 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit organization.
Unity’s Green Bay-area campus is located on 34 acres
in the town of Ledgeview at 2366 Oak Ridge Circle, De Pere, WI 54115.
Additional staff workstations are located in Marinette, Shawano and Sturgeon
Bay.
Services provided:
- Hospice. Comfort care
for people with a six-month-or-less prognosis who are no longer
receiving curative treatment.
- Palliative. Comfort
care for people with a life-limiting illness, including those with a
less-than-six-month prognosis, and still receiving curative treatment.
- Residential. The Jack
and Engrid Meng Residence offers end-of-life care to hospice patients
who are near their final stage of life.
- Bereavement. Grief
support services provided to children and adults through individual and
group counseling, special programs, newsletters and other mailings.
Provides care for over 800 patients per day on
hospice and palliative programs and over 5,000 family members and friends
through bereavement services.
In 2010, Unity cared for a total of 2,245 hospice and
palliative patients. An additional 6,558 people participated in Unity’s
bereavement program for the same period. Of the patients served by Unity,
two-thirds were cared for in a private home and almost one-third were cared for
in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Unity partners with over 100
nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Northeast Wisconsin as well as
seven hospitals.
Unity’s Jack and Engrid Meng Residence, the first
hospice residence in Unity’s Northeast Wisconsin service area, opened in July
2007. The Residence offers end-of-life care to hospice patients who are
near their final stage of life. In 2010, the Residence served 143
patients. Two rooms are designated for patients in need of community
support to cover the cost of room and board. Residence features include:
- Around-the-clock comforts and care provided
by skilled staff.
- 12 private rooms, each room is fully
furnished with a bathroom and shower, TV/DVD, telephone, linens and
towels, and individual temperature controls for heating and cooling.
- Full kitchen, living room and two family
rooms, including a special children’s area, are available to patients
and guests.
- Large patio, ponds, gardens and walking
path.
- Handicap-accessible building.
Gardens are being developed at Unity’s Green Bay-area
campus. Funds raised through these gardens help support the care of
underinsured and uninsured patients. Charity care in 2010 totaled nearly $1.4
million.
Unity is a member of the National Hospice and
Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the Hospice Organization and Palliative
Experts (HOPE) of Wisconsin.
For more information, please call Unity at 920.338.1111 or
toll-free at
800.990.9249.
