Our Journey

Mission

Pine Tree Hospice staff and volunteers provide non-medical care, support, and education, with respect and dignity, to people journeying through progressive life-limiting illnesses, caregiving, and bereavement, thereby enhancing and honoring the quality of life.

Vision

Pine Tree Hospice envisions a community in which members openly discuss caregiving, end-of-life, and bereavement issues and actively provide compassionate care to one another through these precious life journeys.

Values

Respect and Dignity
Comfort and Peace of Mind
Learning and Education
Empathy and Compassion
Open and Honest Communication
Quality and Safety of Care

What is Hospice

Hospice care is a unique philosophy and team approach to care provided to people during the final phase of life.
Hospice is not a place. It is a family-centered effort that provides support and care for the whole family during the process of dying and bereavement.
Hospice emphasizes enhancing the quality of life and preserving a sense of dignity while providing palliative comfort care.
Trained volunteers are key team members who work with healthcare professionals to provide support.
Hospice supports the individual in making his or her own decisions about end-of-life care.
Pine Tree Hospice is proud to be one of less than 70 volunteer hospice programs in the United States.

Pine Tree Hospice’s Mission

Pine Tree Hospice provides free non-medical support, education, and resources to those with life-limiting conditions, caregivers, and grieving individuals through a trained volunteer network. Here is a break down of what that means:

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Pine Tree Hospice serves some of the most rural and isolated areas of Maine including all of Piscataquis County and parts of Penobscot and Somerset Counties.