RALEIGH, N.C. – SECU members via the SECU Foundation have provided a grant of $750,000 to Home Health and Hospice Care, Inc. (3HC) for the expansion of Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The grant will be used to expand Kitty Askins by 13,000 square feet, increasing it from a 12 to a 24-bed facility. The new wing will be named SECU House at Kitty Askins. k
Kitty Askins was originally built in 1995 to address issues such as terminally ill patients living alone or without a caregiver, patients needing closely monitored pain management and patients’ families in need of a short respite from the daily stress of caring for a dying family member. Kitty Askins Hospice Center is one of the most utilized hospice facilities in North Carolina, resulting in a long admittance waiting list. The expansion of Kitty Askins will provide more patients with skilled hospice care in a tranquil, home-like setting.
Dean Lee, President and CEO of 3HC states, "We are pleased that the members of SECU have made such a generous grant through the SECU Foundation to Kitty Askins Hospice Center. We are proud to partner with SECU and its members in service to our community. Our goal is to meet the hospice needs of our patients and their families by eliminating the waiting list for beds at Kitty Askins through this much needed expansion. We are thankful that SECU members recognize this need and support our efforts."
SECU volunteer Bo Wessell responds, "As an Advisory Board member for State Employees’ Credit Union, I am well aware of SECU’s philosophy of ‘People Helping People’ and the many community projects supported by the SECU Foundation. To me, the pairing of Kitty Askins Hospice Center and SECU Foundation seems to be a natural combination of community needs being met by community support."
