Hospice of Jefferson County is licensed by the state of Washington and is a Medicare/Medicaid–certified provider. We have been providing end-of-life services since 1980. We are a member agency of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the Washington Hospice and Palliative Care organization. We have a reputation for high professional standards and service excellence.
Our focus is on reducing pain and enhancing quality of life while providing comfort and support. We develop an individualized program providing medical, emotional, psychological, financial, social, and spiritual care when requested.
Our Executive Director is Keri Johns. Keri graduated from Pacific Lutheran University and has been a nurse since 1977. She completed her Advanced Hospice Administrator Certification in 2004 and has been an employee of Jefferson Healthcare since 1990.
Our Medical Director, Richard Lynn, MD, is a graduate of Stanford Medical School. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center and has been practicing in Port Townsend since 1976.
Our Hospice Nursing Director is Karen Hunter. Karen graduated from nursing school in Denmark and has practiced nursing for over 35 years, in Denmark, Greenland, Ohio, Texas, Alaska, and Washington. Her philosophy of hospice care is based on a quote from Mother Teresa: “In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.”
Interdisciplinary Team
HJC uses an interdisciplinary, medically directed team to care for and support our clients as well as their families and caregivers. Our Hospice Team is made up of our hospice medical director, hospice RNs, social workers, home health aides, clergy, therapists, trained volunteers, and each client’s personal health care provider. The hospice medical director consults with the hospice team on a regular basis. Client care is directed by each client’s individual provider.
Together, this team provides comprehensive palliative care aimed at relieving symptoms and giving social, emotional, and spiritual support. Our holistic approach neither hastens nor postpones death but strives to make each day as meaningful as possible. Hospice care in Jefferson County is most often provided in the client’s home, but care also may be provided in a nursing home or other residential location.
Contact Hospice of Jefferson County at (360) 385-0610