Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Connecticut Inc., a nonprofit palliative care and home hospice agency based in Danbury, celebrated the final beam being placed at its new facility at 30 Milestone Road, Danbury. The projected date of completion is Nov. 15, with patients accepted Dec. 1. There are 12 private patient rooms.
Said Cynthia E. Roy, president and CEO of Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Connecticut, “We will welcome more than 1,000 patients and their families to the new hospice residence from throughout Connecticut and nearby New York in the first year. Many of the patients in our 12 suites will be pediatric patients.”
The construction is being funded by donations, with another $4 million needed to complete the $12 million total cost. Those wishing to contribute should contact Paul Sirois, executive director of the Regional Hospice Foundation, at 203-702-7414. Additional information is available at regionalhospicect.org.
