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Golf Tournament Benefits Hospice of the Sacred Heart “Kids Kloset”

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Hospice of the Sacred Heart recently received proceeds in the amount of $1,500 from the 4th Annual Sean Powell Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit the Kids Kloset, a pediatric patient initiative of Hospice of the Sacred Heart. The tournament, in memory of Sean Powell, was held at Pine Hills Country Club.

The Kids Kloset is a storage locker containing free items offered to pediatric patients and young children dealing with the loss of a loved one. Items include toys, games, electronic devices, books and learning tools.  The Hospice of the Sacred Heart Kids Kloset is supported in part by a generous grant from AllOne Foundation and Charities and the Sean Powell Memorial Golf Tournament.

Shown from left: Shelly Powell, wife of Sean Powell; Lucas and Lily Powell, son and daughter of Sean and Shelly Powell, and Diane Baldi, CEO, Hospice of the Sacred Heart.

Hospice of the Sacred Heart Relocating to Montage Mountain

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Hospice of the Sacred Heart is relocating its Wilkes-Barre administrative office and Moosic Center for Education to a large, very modern and technology-ready space with offices and multi-purpose rooms at 53 Glenmaura National Boulevard, Moosic. The new space is on the first floor of the Cigna Building high atop Montage Mountain.

Hospice of the Sacred Heart opened in 2003 and was located at 130 Wilkes-Barre Bvld., Wilkes-Barre. Unprecedented growth occurred shortly afterwards and the agency moved to 600 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, in 2007. Hospice of the Sacred Heart also operates a 10-bed inpatient unit at 100 William St., Dunmore. 

The relocation follows a decision to transition to a hybrid workplace for most administrative employees. Clinical, social, pastoral and bereavement services are not affected by the relocation. 

“The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic requires that we work differently and apart as much as possible. Most administrative employees will perform a majority of their daily duties remotely,” said Diane Baldi, Chief Executive Officer, Hospice of the Sacred Heart. 

The new location will have work stations, meeting rooms and multi-purpose rooms for work and activities that cannot be performed remotely. “The future of work is hybrid. I believe many healthcare organizations will adopt our new work plan in some form,” Baldi said.  

The mission of Hospice of the Sacred Heart is to provide comfort, care, hope and choice to patients and their families, while guiding them through the end of life journey. 

THIS MONTH: Camp Healing Hearts

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Hospice of the Sacred Heart will host Camp Healing Hearts Monday through Friday Aug. 9 to 13, an experience made possible by a $20,000 Community Impact Grant given by New York Life’s Northeastern Pennsylvania General Office. Camp will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

This event is a five-day camp experience to provide grief education to children ages 8 to 14 who have experienced the death of a loved one. Children work with trained bereavement counselors and members of the regional arts community to help them progress towards acceptance of the loss and use the arts as a means of self-expression. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Camp Healing Hearts will be conducted Monday through Thursday safely via Zoom Video Conferencing. The five-day camp is free and is made up of two back-to-back 60-minute instructional sessions each day to provide a sense of routine, consistency and ultimately closure for the entire process. 

Each session utilizes a different theme explored through the arts. Bereavement counselors will be available throughout the week if any campers or family members require individual support. 

 Community volunteers lend their time to campers with artistic projects in painting, writing, yoga, dance, singing and cooking/baking. Friday’s session will be held in person at Montage Mountain Waterpark. Social distancing will be observed. 

A video retrospective of Camp Healing Hearts will be presented before the feature film at the Circle Drive-In, 1911 Scranton Carbondale Highway, Dickson City, on a date to be determined in late August. 

For information, contact Jennifer Seechock, at jseechock@HospiceSacredHeart.org or calling (570) 855-4370.