NEWSLETTER Fall 2014WELCOME

INSIDE THE ISSUE:

WELCOME Andy Smith

Thank YouNotes

I’m excited to announce that Andy Smith will be joining our company as Vice President of Sales for our Homecare and Hospice divisions.  A few of us at corporate have known Andy for several  years now and have enjoyed getting to know him and see his successes at other companies.  Andy comes to us from Intrepid Home Health and Hospice, based in Dallas, TX.  Please help me in welcoming Andy to the team.

-Abb Payne, President and CEO

A Note from

Bogalusa A NOTEFrom Bogalusa

This sweet lady received a gift basket as a door prize from the

Bogalusa Hospice.

Jamie Westbrook, Bogalusa Hospice nurse, is doing blood pressure checks at the Bogalusa Senior Center. Pam Stewart, Volunteer Coordinator, makes goodie bags for all of the seniors with information about home health and hospice. Bogalusa Hospice makes this trip and one more each month. “We give lots of hugs and we listen to them tell us about their families and concerns with life in general,” Pam said.

Andy Smith

Camp Camellia

Hello Camellians! What a great pleasure it is to say a formal hello! I am very excited to join Camellia’s winning team and I look forward to getting out to meet all of you very soon! Thank you all for making my first couple of weeks aboard such a warm welcome. I truly appreciate all the sup-port and assistance extended to me as I navigate through my new surroundings. I have much to learn and will look for all your continued patience and support. Pam and I have a lot of projects we are already working on for training, budgets, and much more; so, a lot of new and exciting things are coming soon to sup-port all of you out there in the trenches. I am confident in the Camellia team and I know we will together enjoy lots of new and great success. Always remember why we are here- patients and patient care! Thank you all for what you do every day!

-Andy

NEWSLETTER FALL 2014

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Camp Camellia:

Thank You NotesDear Camellia Home Health and Hospice staff,

Our family is forever grateful for the wonderful treatment my mother received. First, from your Home Health staff: Lindsey, Joey, Dedra and Shannon. And then from your Hospice staff: Kem, Ceci and Deborah.You are all so dedicated, loving, and competent. You became part of our family and so important to our mother.

Thank you for the delicious chicken spaghetti casserole so perfect for the busy days after mom’s death with all our family arriving and for the thoughtful and practical gift of paper plates, napkins, etc.

We are forever grateful to you all.

From Vicksburg:

Dear Camellia Hospice staff,

Words fail to express our gratitude and appreciation for your support, expertise and kindness in helping to make a difficult situation more bearable. It was such a comfort and relief to know that dad’s final hours were made more comfortable by your getting him the medicine he needed. And in a quick way, preparing us for his death. Thank you for being there when we all needed it most. May God bless you richly and as you minister on the field for Him. Our loving regards.

DON’TFORGETYour CoworkersBirthdays!

Camp Camellia is gearing up for another great bereavement camp coming in July 2015. We just completed filming a video that is intended to inform the public about the benefits of Camp Camellia for children who have experienced a loss. We will re-lease it company wide in a few weeks. If you are interested in volunteering with Camp Camellia please contact Heather Darby at our corporate office.

-Ashley Sneed This past month, Camellia Ministries was able to provide:

• Electricity and mortgage pay-ment for a Hattiesburg patient

• Water/sewage deposit for a Picayune patient

• Electricity and groceries for a Southaven patient

Camellia Ministries