Published: July 16, 2014
Sparrow Caregiver and Vietnam War veteran Jim Mandeville shakes the hand of fellow veteran, William H. Cunningham, who is a Patient at the Hospice House of Mid-Michigan. Click here to see more photos.
Sparrow Hospice Services honored Patient William H. Cunningham and thanked him for his service to his country when he served in the U.S. Army in the 1960s.
During a small ceremony at Hospice House of Mid-Michigan, Cunningham was presented with pins from Sparrow Caregiver and Vietnam War veteran Jim Mandeville and representatives from the Michigan Veterans for Foreign Wars.
The special honor is part of the We Honor Veterans Committee started by Mandeville, Clinical Manager of Hospice House, to honor veterans at Hospice House. American flags also mark the doors of other veterans at the facility.
Sparrow is committed to ensuring excellent end-of-life care is provided to all of our Patients and especially to the men and women who served our country in the armed forces. Sparrow is designated as a level one partner for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's We Honor Veterans program.
The highly trained team at Hospice House of Mid-Michigan is comprised of physicians, nurses, nurse aides, social workers and volunteers specially trained to provide medical care and symptom management in a compassionate, caring way. It is the only Medicaid-certified, nursing home licensed, hospice provider in the area. For more information, visit Sparrow.org/Hospice-House-of-Mid-Michigan.