Houston Hospice
Houston Hospice
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About this organization
Mission
Houston Hospice provides uncompromising, compassionate end-of-life care to patients and families in our community.
About
Houston Hospice is the oldest and largest not-for-profit, independent hospice provider in Houston and the adjacent ten county service area. A coordinated, comprehensive program of hospice and palliative care is provided for terminally ill adults and children and their families by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and home health aides supplemented by 224 volunteers. These services are provided to patients in the community from all races, ethnicities, religious beliefs and payor classes, including those with no funding source. Houston Hospice was the first in Houston and one of the first in the country to provide specialized pediatric hospice care through its Butterfly program, which addresses the unique needs of children from birth to age eighteen. Families also receive bereavement support and a specialized Wings program that addresses the bereavement needs of children. Houston Hospice is accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc. (CHAP) and provides services through its main office and its 37 bed inpatient facility located in the Texas Medical Center and two alternate delivery sites in Northwest Houston and in El Campo, TX. In 2018, 2,455 terminally ill patients were served by the organization with charity care and other non-reimbursed revenue totaling 4.4%. Of this, the inpatient unit served 1,057 patients with 8,096 days of care. The total cost of providing hospice care described above includes administrative costs of $2,734,366.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “Patients of all ages, races, ethnic groups, and religious beliefs and their families are guided and assisted through the process of terminal illness by a specially trained and highly skilled interdisciplinary team of health care professionals and volunteers. the assurance of clinical care, psychosocial support, spiritual guidance, and volunteer assistance provides comfort and dignity to the patient at the end of life and support to the family in bereavement.”.
When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “Houston hospice provides uncompromising, compassionate end-of-life care to patients and families in our community. houston hospice cares for patients from all races, ethnicities, religious beliefs and payor classes, including those with no funding source.”.
- The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is TX.
- The non-profit organization as of 2019 has a total of 260 employees reported on their form.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$155,940.
- The CEO's compensation within the organization is determined through a thorough evaluation by an impartial entity.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization has a professional fund raiser.
- The organization was formed in 1980.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization engages in lobbying activities.
- The organization pays $12,868,997 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $364,403 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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