Cecile Frank, RN, BSN, CHPN Hospital Liaison for Hospice Southeastern Connecticut.Cecile Frank, RN, BSN, CHPN Hospital Liaison for Hospice Southeastern Connecticut.
Norwich, CT (January 17, 2011) – Hospice Southeastern Connecticut congratulates Cecile Frank, RN, BSN, CHPN who is celebrating her 20th anniversary working for the organization. Cele began her nursing career in medical surgery nursing in Coronary Care. She found she had an affinity for working in the hospital with terminal patients. This was just the beginning of a journey that would lead Cele to a career in providing compassionate care to patients facing the end of their life. Cele learned home care at the Visiting Nurses Association in Washington, DC and hospice care during her work with Connecticut Hospice. In 1991, Cele began her work with Hospice Southeastern Connecticut. Over the past 20 years, Cele has worked in various capacities at the agency. When asked about her motivation for staying with Hospice Southeastern Connecticut, Cele says. “Hospice Southeastern Connecticut is an excellent organization that provides quality compassionate care for the terminally ill. The staff is supportive and communicates well when things get difficult in caring for others.”
Carol Mahier, Executive Director of Hospice Southeastern Connecticut, says “Cele is an example of excellence in nursing. She treats patients and their families with respect and gives them her full attention. In her 20 years with Hospice Southeastern Ct Cele has been an admissions nurse, a primary care nurse, spoken about end-of-life care in our community and participated in quality of life committees. She is currently the hospital liaison at L&M Hospital, as well as working a few shifts as an ‘on call after hours nurse.’ Cele continues to interweave all of these activities into her nursing practice. Her commitment to quality care is present in all that she does”.
Hospice Southeastern Connecticut provides care in the home and often in skilled nursing facilities for those facing the end of their life, regardless of age, disease or inability to pay. The organization also provides bereavement services for families in New London County free of charge, regardless of whether the death occurred under hospice care or not.
Hospice Southeastern Connecticut is a community-based, non-profit healthcare organization in New London County. It is the only regional hospice affiliated with both Lawrence & Memorial Hospital and The William W. Backus Hospital. It is Medicare/Medicaid certified, state licensed and CHAP accredited. Hospice Southeastern Connecticut has been the hospice of choice for over 7,600 families since 1985.