Agrace HospiceCare. Promotes a Staff Member and Appoints a New Medical Director

MADISON, Wis. – Agrace HospiceCare. is pleased to announce that growth has allowed for the promotion of Marcia Whittington as vice president of the Agrace HospiceCare Foundation and Holdings and the addition of Dr. Suzanne Howard as medical director.

In her new role as vice president of the Agrace HospiceCare Foundation and Holdings, Whittington will continue to lead the Foundation in all areas of fundraising and donor relations. These fundraising efforts help Agrace HospiceCare defray costs for services that are not reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance such as grief support, community education, clinical education and volunteer training as well as patient-care services provided to uninsured or underinsured patients. She will also lead the Holdings area of Agrace HospiceCare., which consists of facilities management, purchasing and food services. Whittington has been with Agrace HospiceCare. for more than seven years. Starting her career in 2002, she left in 2007 to serve as the CEO of Gilda’s Club Madison and then returned in the fall of 2009 to lead the Agrace HospiceCare Foundation once again. Whittington has more than 18 years of experience in development, fundraising and leadership in the Madison community.

Dr. Suzanne Howard has been named as a Agrace HospiceCare. medical director. Howard joins a team of medical directors in providing medical services to patients with life-limiting conditions. These services are provided to patients in their homes throughout Dane, Green, Jefferson, Rock and Walworth counties as well as at the Agrace HospiceCare. inpatient unit in Madison. With the addition of Howard and five other medical directors since June of 2010, Agrace HospiceCare. will have the ability to expand community-based visits and lend more support to existing programs, such as the Palliative Care Fellowship, a program that was developed in 2009 in partnership with the VA Hospital and UW Hospital & Clinics.  Dr. Howard brings to Agrace HospiceCare her training and experience as both a registered nurse and a physician. Most recently, Dr. Howard worked as an internal medicine physician in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Prior to that, she served as medical director for Spectrum Health Hospice, Grand Rapids, and as a palliative care physician for St. Mary’s Healthcare, also in Grand Rapids.

Contact: Dan Chin, Vice President of Public Affairs
Office: (608) 327-7196   Cell: (608) 438-2600

Agrace HospiceCare. is a nonprofit, community-based hospice dedicated to providing physical, emotional and spiritual support to patients and families dealing with life-limiting illnesses. With offices in Madison and Janesville, Agrace HospiceCare serves residents in Dane, Green, Jefferson, Rock and Walworth counties.

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