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Community Care Hospice

1669 Rombach Ave.
Wilmington, OH 45177
Phone: 937.382.5400
Fax: 937.383.3898

Ohio's Community Mercy Hospice

1830 N. Limestone St.
Springfield, OH 45503
Phone: 937.390.9665

Ohio's Hospice at United Church Homes

Chapel Hill
12200 Strausser St. NW
Canal Fulton, OH 44614
Phone: 330.264.4899

Ohio's Hospice at United Church Homes

200 Timberline Dr. #1212
Marietta, OH 45750
Phone: 740.629.9990

Ohio's Hospice LifeCare

1900 Akron Rd.
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330.264.4899

Ohio's Hospice Loving Care

779 London Ave.
Marysville, OH 43040
Phone: 937.644.1928

Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties

5940 Long Meadow Dr.
Middletown, OH 45005
Phone: 513.422.0300

Ohio's Hospice of Dayton

324 Wilmington Ave.
Dayton, OH 45420
Phone: 937.256.4490
1.800.653.4490

Ohio's Hospice of Central Ohio

Newark

2269 Cherry Valley Rd.
Newark, OH 43055
Phone: 740.788.1400

Inpatient Care Center

1320 West Main St.
Newark, OH 43055
Phone: 740.344.0379

Ohio's Hospice of Central Ohio at
The Ohio State University
Wexner Medical Center

410 W 10th Ave - 7th Floor
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614.685.0001

Ohio's Hospice of Fayette County

222 N. Oakland Ave.
Washington Court House, OH 43160
Phone: 740.335.0149

Ohio's Hospice of Miami County

3230 N. Co. Rd. 25A
Troy, OH 45373
Phone: 937.335.5191

Ohio's Hospice of Morrow County

228 South St.
Mount Gilead, OH 43338
Phone: 419.946.9822

Ohio's Hospice

Dayton

7575 Paragon Rd.
Dayton, OH 45459
Phone: 937.256.4490
1.800.653.4490

Cincinnati

11013 Montgomery Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45249
1.800.653.4490

Serve First. Then Lead.

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1. Serve First. Then Lead.

I’ve always believed that truly great healthcare organizations are led by those who understand the value of humble over hierarchical, of listening over lecturing.

That’s why, when we decided to form an alliance of not-for-profit hospices across Ohio, we put servant leadership on the top of our list of expectations. As CEO of Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton, I was searching for partners focused not on seeking the spotlight for themselves, but on helping their teams provide amazing patient care.

Today, we are Ohio’s Hospice—a team of six not-for-profit hospices from across the state Ohio—who came together through a commitment to “Serve first. Then lead.”

We are looking for servant leaders who lift their staff up.

The notion of servant leadership seems simple enough. After all, everyone wants to be the kind of leader who is honest, kind and compassionate, who never holds a grudge, or lashes out in anger. But while the concept may be simple, it’s certainly not always easy.

As Jim Hunter, author of The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership, says, servant leadership is not an intellectual exercise. It’s an emotional one. To truly learn to embrace servant leadership takes time and training—especially in hospice environments, where patients and their families are experiencing extreme stress.

At Ohio’s Hospice, I made it a priority for all our leaders to go through formal servant leadership training. And I’ve seen it pay off in big and small ways, including:

  • an emphasis on appreciation and respect for the work caretakers do, which results in mutual respect between leadership and staff
  • a commitment to always putting the community we serve before profits
  • the development of a positive work culture that translates into great care for patients

Perhaps nowhere is a servant leadership philosophy more important than at the patient bedside. At Ohio’s Hospice, we always ask our patients for permission to serve, working with each other to determine needs and how to address them.

It is only together that we can deliver the best care and develop a relationship with the patient, ensuring proper attention and respect, instead of reducing the individual to being seen as just a number. We also focus on hospitality. Not only do we have to deliver really great care, we want the people we serve to feel good about receiving that care. That means being the best possible stewards and upholding our mission: take care of the patient’s needs in the very best way for them as well as being good stewards to honor the community supporting us.

In servant leadership, there is a critical commitment to prioritize care instead of cost. Our approach at Ohio’s Hospice is different because we can always ask what more we can do without focusing on cost metrics alone. Our success is measured in quality of care. For example, if a staff member approached me and said, “I gave this patient care not covered by Medicare because it improved their quality of life,” I wouldn’t be asking how much that cost us. Instead, I’d say, “Good job.” We’re not being frivolous: at the core of servant leadership is a dedication to patient care, which our staff exemplifies.

And they recognize that everyone across an organization—patient care assistants, physicians, aides, nurses—are leaders. Everyone has critical knowledge and must be respected.

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