Yearly Archives: 2019

Hartford Yard Goats mascot to make special appearance at Franciscan Sports Banquet

From left, Chew Chew, Danielle Chylinksi, Yard Goats Promotions & Marketing Manager, and Chompers. The popular Hartford Yard Goats baseball team's mascot, Chew Chew, will make an appearance at the upcoming Franciscan Sports Banquet and Silent Auction, June 4, at the Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville. Chew Chew will greet fans from 5:30-6:30 p.m. [...]

Hartford Yard Goats mascot to make special appearance at Franciscan Sports Banquet2019-05-15T17:42:09-04:00

National Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2019

Thank you, health care and hospice care nurses, for your commitment and dedication to those for whom we care in Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care. Our Home Care Nurses From left:  Colleen Hesbach, RN; Jack Welch, LPN; Lisa Cox, RN; Kristine Zullo, RN, Fran Mahoney, RN; Sue Amnott, RN; [...]

National Nurses Week, May 6-12, 20192019-05-15T18:54:52-04:00

Order In or Take Out? Friends, Food, Fundraiser

Residents of the Walter Acres, the Franciscan Life Center Community-based Aging Program, enjoy friends and delicious food from Casa di Roma, South Meriden, while supporting the mission of the Franciscan Life Center and Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care.  Feta Vinca, owner, and son, Bosh, donate 20% of the day’s proceeds to help those [...]

Order In or Take Out? Friends, Food, Fundraiser2019-05-15T18:54:14-04:00

What is Franciscan Hospice Care?

Laura Borrelli, RN, our Hospice Director, will be sharing with our website viewers the benefits of hospice care in a series of news notes in the coming weeks. Her first message: Hospice care is a gift for those who choose it early enough.  After all, hospice isn’t about dying but about living as [...]

What is Franciscan Hospice Care?2019-02-27T21:10:36-05:00

Your Heart is Important to Us

Pam Speno, Physical Therapist, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, helps Mr. Greg Gassman with his exercise plan to strengthen his heart.  Mr. Gassman is recovering from bypass surgery.  He has this to say about Pam and the staff of Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care: Pam put me through the paces. I loved [...]

Your Heart is Important to Us2019-02-14T17:49:32-05:00

Michelle Frank, OT, Joins Therapy Team

Press Release Contact: Gretchen Rossi 203-238-1441 Michelle Frank, MS, OT, is new to Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care.  She comes to the agency with five years of experience as an occupational therapist.  A graduate of Quinnipiac University, Michelle has worked in inpatient rehab/skilled nursing and in a school setting helping children with intellectual [...]

Michelle Frank, OT, Joins Therapy Team2019-02-14T17:21:45-05:00

Beloved Office Manager Retires After 23 Years

(L to R) Sister Mary Richards, FSE, Finance Manager, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, Stephen Mysatyukow, Sister Suzanne Gross, FSE Administrator, and Rosemary Mysatyukow, at her recently held retirement party celebrating 23 years of service. Rosemary began as an administrative assistant to Sister Suzanne. As the agency grew and technology with it, she became [...]

Beloved Office Manager Retires After 23 Years2019-01-21T19:20:18-05:00

Patient Satisfaction Award given to FHCHC

Sister Suzanne Gross, FSE, Administrator, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, and Marie Laffin, RN, Clinical Director, are proud to have received, in behalf of the agency, the 2018 Patient Satisfaction Award of Distinction from Fazzi’s Patient Satisfaction Service, the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems designed to measure the experiences of people [...]

Patient Satisfaction Award given to FHCHC2019-01-30T15:20:58-05:00
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