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BridgesHome Health Care
BridgesHome Health Care is a joint venture of Hospice of Medina County and Medina General Hospital. The mission is to provide health care that assists patients to achieve the highest level of independence through coordinated planning and responsiveness to each person's needs. BridgesHome serves Medina County and adjacent areas of Cuyahoga, Lorain, Summit, and Wayne counties.

Medina Chamber of Commerce
The Medina Area Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization of the business community. The Chamber is a not-for-profit, taxpaying organization. It unites hundreds of business and professional firms, thus creating a unique central agency working to improve business and build a better community.

Medina General Hospital
Serving the community since 1944.

Ohio Hospice and Palliative Care
The mission of the Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization is to promote the development and delivery of the highest quality end-of-life care through advocacy of hospice philosophy.

United Way of Medina County
The mission of the United Way of Medina County is to strengthen the community by developing resources to meet human needs

WRH Healthsystem
WRH Healthsystem (formerly Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital) is an acute-care hospital located in Wadsworth, Ohio. It has 113-beds, more than 150 medical staff members, and over 400 employees.

Americans Better Care of Dying
The Americans for Better Care of the Dying Web site is dedicated to advocacy for better support and care systems for the seriously ill. It contains news updates, a resource directory and information on events

Dying Well
Dr. Ira Byock, long time palliative care physician and advocate for improved end-of-life care, and a past president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, provides written resources and referrals to organizations, web sites and books to empower persons with life threatening illness and their families to live fully.

Hospice Foundation of America
Hospice Foundation of America is a non-profit, grassroots foundation dedicated to providing leadership in the application of hospice principles, informing the public about end-of-life care, and training healthcare workers and the families they serve in issues related to loss.

Joint Commission Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.

Last Acts

Last Acts’ goal is to bring death related issues out in the open and help individuals and organizations pursue better ways to care for the dying. They believe in palliative care, which focuses on ways to ease pain and make life better for people who are dying and their loved ones. Palliative care means taking care of the whole personbody, mind, spiritheart and soul. It looks at death and dying as something natural and personal.

National Hospice and Palliative Care
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. The organization is committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones.

On Our Own Terms
Moyer’s On Dying. What challenges emerge from balancing medical intervention with care and comfort at end of life? Learn solutions for finding a better death and explore options for humane care of the dying.

Widownet
WidowNet, an information and self-help resource for and by widows and widowers. Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other information helpful to all people, of all ages, religious backgrounds and sexual orientations, who have suffered the death of a spouse or a life partner.