Name: Beaver Island Hospice lists winter volunteers and forms a supply relationship with Hospice of the Straits
Start: 2001-11
End: 2001-11
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 2001-11
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarecommunitypublic-service
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island Hospice’s “Helping Hands” notice provided a winter volunteer list, described a new relationship with Cheboygan’s Hospice of the Straits for some Medicare/Medicaid-funded supplies, and reminded residents about the Medical Center basement loan closet and informational materials at the Medical Center and Library.

Evidence limits

The notice documents services and contacts offered at the time; it does not establish patient counts, funding totals, or the later status of the program.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, November 2001, “News from B. I. Hospice (Helping Hands).”
Lists volunteers available as summer helpers depart, reports a relationship with Cheboygan’s Hospice of the Straits for Medicare/Medicaid-funded medications and dressings, and describes a Medical Center basement loan closet with beds, walkers, wheelchairs, bath aids, and crutches. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, November 2001, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the hospice notice.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Hospice lists winter volunteers and forms a supply relationship with Hospice of the Straits”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hospice-helping-hands-hospice-of-the-straits-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2001, “News from B. I. Hospice (Helping Hands).” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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