Home About Volunteer Contact Us Careers Grief and Loss Donate (316) 265-9441 Donate Once Your gift enables us to care for patients and families facing end-of-life. Memorial Year End Appeal/Tree of Life General Gift Become a Sustaining Donor By making a commitment to become a Sustaining Donor, you are ensuring the best hospice care for patients and families. Your monthly donation will support our mission of enabling people to live with dignity and hope while coping with loss and terminal illness. Donate Now Checks payable to: Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice 313 S. Market Wichita, KS 67202 Attn: Chenay Sloan What does being a not-for-profit hospice mean? Not everyone has insurance or the ability to pay for our services. At Harry Hynes, we care for all. That is why we rely on gifting to help balance the costs of care. $1000 Sponsors the care of a dying, homeless veteran for ten days. $600 Supports one patient for a day in our hospice inpatient unit. $250 Provides one month of medical equipment allowing patients to stay in their home. $100 Sponsors one day of a specialty wound care bed in our inpatient unit. $75 Provides one week of medications for a patient. Our Patients Matter “We are sending you home now to get all your affairs in order. We think you should consider Hospice care.” My response was immediate, “So I am dying in the next few days?” The response was direct and simple…..”You have a bit more time than that.” My doctor found a place that actually served patients in small towns in rural America. Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. So the journey began. The staff was friendly, knowledgeable and above all, real. My case was different. I am younger and not a cancer case. They have taken the time and effort to come up with answers, solutions and plans for my diagnosis. Death doesn’t come with a manual…it doesn’t come with steps. It doesn’t come with anything. You have to wear it, to live it, and to embrace it. Everyone has their own thoughts on this but to know the people from Harry Hynes are on this journey with me was a fabulous feeling. It doesn’t give you a warm fuzzy feeling like purchasing a new car, but to know you won’t be alone and are in good hands is peace of mind that can’t be replaced. They came in as strangers and quickly became family. Thank you Harry Hynes for caring about rural America and me. — Patient of Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Our Caregivers Matter My mother was a patient with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at the Inpatient Unit located at St. Francis. She was very ill with liver and kidney failure. We were told she had a very short time to live. Once she was moved from the Coronary ICU up to the hospice unit; she was very comfortable, thanks to our hospice team. Without them, my mother would have been in incredible pain. I want to acknowledge one nurse in particular. I believe her name was Sarah. She was the last nurse with my mother when she passed. I had spoken with Sarah around 8 o’clock that evening. Sarah always spoke to us like a human being. I say that because we all know some nurses and doctors speak in “their” terms that are confusing to us non-medical folks! I mentioned to Sarah my research on the stages of death and so on. She acknowledged everything I said and offered her medical opinions. I admired that. The team took such great care of my mother. They bathed her daily, brushed her hair, dressed her and always spoke to her even though she never responded. The staff was tremendous in support and love for all of us who visited and stayed the night. The evening my mother passed, Sarah was there to lend support to my sister until I was able to arrive. When I did arrive, Sarah offered hugs to me and wiped away her own tears. I was so thankful and impressed by the amount of devotion our hospice team showed to the care of my mother. Thank you. Without you, my mother wouldn’t have passed in such a wonderful environment. Every little thing did not go unnoticed. We appreciate you. – Family Caregiver Newsletter Privacy Notice Non Discrimination Copyright © 2021 Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice | Wichita Kansas