About Queen City Hospice

Our Vision

We are privileged to provide end-of-life care and are dedicated to doing Whatever It takes, when it matters most. We are rigorous in the ongoing evaluation of our performance and work to improve our process and results every day. We are committed to acting with integrity and having a positive impact on everyone with whom we come in contact.

Mission

Our mission is to provide exceptional physical, emotional, social, and spiritual support, enabling patients and their loved ones to have an end-of-life experience characterized by dignity, choice and comfort.

Core Beliefs

• We are a caring organization whose first responsibility is to do the right thing in serving our patients.
• We value our team, treating them fairly and with respect while holding them accountable for performing their duties and providing exceptional customer service.
• We adhere to the highest ethical and compliance standards.
• We are committed to a successful future for our organization and our staff, focusing on growth, innovation and continued learning.
• We believe that no one should die alone, afraid or in pain.

Why We Care

The founders of Queen City Hospice took the important lessons learned from years of experience in corporate America to create a level of hospice care that is patient-centered while also remaining locally operated. We aim to serve this great community with the best hospice care for the surrounding patients and families. When end-of-life care is necessary, patients and their families are in their most vulnerable time. We respond to the needs of our patients in a timely manner through our management team, which works directly through our local clinicians.

We are also passionate about empowering our employees and giving them the right tools to do their jobs effectively and provide the best hospice care in the Cincinnati, OH area. We don't require high caseloads or unmanageable quotas, which gives our expert staff more time with each of their patients and their families. Our top priority is our patients and the team that is service them.

How would you choose to spend your last months of life? The reality is that everyone has a choice in how to experience their final days. When asked, most people say they would prefer to die in the comfort of their home surrounded by loved ones. Unfortunately, many do not see this wish fulfilled.

Sometimes patients and their loved ones are unaware that they have a choice. It is a patient's choice to select when to stop aggressive treatment that may no longer be effective in slowing a disease process or illness. They can elect to receive treatments to keep them comfortable and at home leading to a more peaceful end-of-life experience. In fact, studies have shown that people who choose hospice often live longer and have their symptoms better managed than those who continue aggressive treatment.

Sometimes physicians are unwilling to accept that treatment is not working. A physician may find it easier to continue treating an illness rather than having a frank conversation with a patient and/or their loved ones about likely outcomes.

Sometimes patients have not made their end-of-life wishes known to their friends and family. The family, and perhaps the patient, wants everything done. What they don't realize is what everything is a breathing machine, painful treatments, and separation from their loved ones; just to name a few.

It is your choice to decide when the time for hospice is right for you. To the extent possible, hospice emphasizes quality of life and tries to give back to patients their own independence and control. Individuals who elect hospice care find that every effort is made to keep them comfortable; allowing them to spend their final months with their loved ones in the place that they call home.

Ideally patients are referred to hospice when their life expectancy is approximately six months. Choosing hospice earlier allows the patient and their loved ones to make the most of their end-of-life journey. The hospice team is always there to guide them through the process and provide support neither prolonging life nor hastening death.