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"You matter because of who you are. You matter to the last moment of your life."
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Dame Cicely Saunders
Founder of the modern hospice movement |
Established in 1979, Diakon Hospice Saint John is one of the oldest and most experienced hospices in the
state of Pennsylvania. Specializing in palliative care, Diakon Hospice Saint John offers services to
people of any age in northeastern Pennsylvania who have an illness that is no longer responding to
aggressive, curative treatment.
Our mission is to provide care and comfort to terminal patients and their loved ones within their
home settings, while serving as an educational resource in the community on end-of-life issues.
Composed of prominent community members including medical referral sources, Diakon Hospice Saint John's
group of professional personnel advises and oversees development aspects of the program. Committee
members also serve as liaison specialists trained to provide educational outreach to the
community.
Diakon Hospice Saint John is part of Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, which has been serving people in
need since 1868.
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