Hospice Advantage Expands Service Area to Include Minnesota Office

March 5, 2012 - PRLog -- Hospice Advantage, Inc. today announced its acquisition of Minnesota Community Hospice in Lakeville.  The acquisition marks the national hospice provider’s first in Minnesota.

Headquartered in Bay City, Michigan, Hospice Advantage is one of the nation’s largest privately held hospice agencies.  Founded in 2004, the company has grown to include 40 locations, serving the states of Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, and Wisconsin.  

“We are pleased to be able to build on MN Community Hospice’s exceptional reputation,” said Rod Hildebrant, Hospice Advantage’s President.  He added, “We truly admire their commitment and are very pleased to welcome this exceptional team of caregivers to our Hospice Advantage family.”  He went on to say “We truly look forward to being a part of the Lakeville community and adding to our growing presence in Minnesota and the surround region”.

About Hospice Advantage
Hospice Advantage was founded on the belief that each patient’s health is impacted by all aspects of his or her life and so we treat both mind and body as a whole.  We work as a team to develop plans for treatment in partnership with our patients, families, caregivers, and professionals—affirming our mission to provide care, comfort, and compassion to the whole family.  For more information, visit www.hospiceadvantage.com or call 1-800-HOSPICE.  Media may contact Sara Kelly at skelly@hospiceadvantage.com.

About Minnesota Community Hospice
Minnesota Community Hospice provides an individualized program of physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical care for people in the last phases of a life-limiting illness— with an emphasis on control of pain and other symptoms.  Their program is reflective of a spirit and idea of caring that emphasizes comfort and dignity for the terminally ill—making it possible for them to remain independent for as long as possible, and in familiar surroundings.  MN Community Hospice is centered on both the patient and family/caregiver. Our personnel respect and respond to the unique differences in family/caregiver, lifestyle, values, and wishes.