Hillside Hospice - Refuge on a Journey

Our Philosophy
A service of Beaver Dam Community Hospital, Hillside Hospice Care is a program with a guided philosophy, rather than a place.

The philosophy is guided by our deep belief in the innate value of human life from birth until death..

"The Hospice philosophy honors the dying and seeks to add life to the days rather than more days to life"
.......................Louis Richard Batzler

We believe that there is hope in every moment of life; that hope is for living well, growing toward wholeness in yourself and your family, and dying pain free and in peace. We are dedicated to promoting this hope by:

Allowing death to come in its own time as a natural end-stage of terminal illness, neither prolonging dying nor hastening death.

Keeping our clients pain free and alert, enabling them to be with their loved ones, and to have control over how they live this final stage of life.

Giving families and clients physical, spiritual, psychosocial and emotional support, education, and encouragement.

Providing families with bereavement education and support.

Offering education to the community about the process of dying and grieving as well as working toward wholeness and health.