LA MESA, Calif. Scott McMillin, chairman of the board of The Corky McMillin Companies, and his wife, Susan, announced their donation of $250,000 to Sharp HospiceCare toward its Homes for Hospice campaign, an initiative to build hospice homes in San Diego. They plan to make the official announcement today at a private, campaign kick-off event at their Coronado home.
“We are truly grateful for the McMillin family and the kindness they have expressed through this generous gift,” said Suzi K. Johnson, vice president of Sharp HospiceCare. “With the McMillins’ support, our vision to deliver compassionate end-of-life care to families in the South Bay becomes a reality as we establish the region as the site for our third hospice home in the San Diego.”
Sharp HospiceCare’s hospice home program is the only one of its kind in San Diego County. Its first home was established in 2001 with the opening of LakeView in La Mesa. In 2009, Sharp HospiceCare announced the opening of its second hospice home ParkView in Del Cerro. These specially designed homes, located within residential neighborhoods, offer its patients around-the-clock care in an intimate setting. The homes feature private rooms for residents, a nursing station staffed 24-hours a day, and spacious living areas and outdoor garden for visiting family members and friends.
“My wife and I recently went though Sharp HospiceCare’s program with a loved one at LakeView home in La Mesa,” said McMillin. “This experience left us with a sense of comfort and well-being, and a strong desire to bring this service to the South Bay community.”
The hospice homes are made possible through contributions to Grossmont Hospital Foundation by donors, including grateful hospice patients and their families, community leaders, and Sharp HealthCare employees and affiliated physicians.
Sharp HospiceCare’s Benefit Regatta, held annually in the San Diego Bay, directly supports the Homes for Hospice campaign. This year’s event takes place August 26 and 27 with proceeds benefitting operational and capital expenses for the homes. For more information, visit www.sharp.com/hospice.
About Sharp HospiceCare:
Caring for patients since 1992, Sharp HospiceCare is a not-for-profit, Medicare-certified organization, dedicated to providing comprehensive care and compassionate support for patients and their families
facing a life-limiting illness. Sharp HospiceCare is accredited by the Joint Commission (JCAHO), and is affiliated with the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).
