Organizations Filed Purposes:
AGRACE HOSPICECARE'S MISSION IS PARTNERING WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT SERIOUS ILLNESS. AGRACE HOSPICECARE'S VISION IS BUILDING A FUTURE WHERE EVERY PERSON EXPERIENCES COMPASSIONATE CARE AND RESPECT WHILE AGING, ILL OR DYING. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)
Our mission, "Partnering with patients and families to improve quality of life throughout serious illness," lives in the comprehensive, compassionate care we provide to patients (continued on Schedule O)
CLINICAL PATIENT CARE - AGRACE HOSPICECARE OFFERS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE END-OF-LIFE CARE AVAILABLE. PATIENTS AND FAMILIES SERVED BY AGRACE HOSPICECARE ARE PROVIDED THE EXPERT HELP OF A COMPASSIONATE TEAM OF END-OF-LIFE PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING: NURSES, CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, SPIRITUAL & GRIEF COUNSELORS, VOLUNTEERS, PHYSICIANS AND PHARMACISTS. THE HOSPICE CARE TEAM ASSESSES THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH PATIENT AND FAMILY. WORKING TOGETHER, AGRACE HOSPICECARE STAFF, TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, AND THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOCUSED ON HELPING THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $4,710,000 OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT. IN 2019, AGRACE HOSPICECARE, INC. TRANSFERRED FUNDS TOTALING $1,750,000 TO THE RISK RESERVE ACCOUNT HELD BY AGRACE HOSPICECARE FOUNDATION, INC.
AGRACE HOSPICECARE'S OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES PROGRAM, THE FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AND GRANTS TO SUPPORT RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2019, 848 SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 81,000 HOURS OF SERVICE. BECAUSE OF THIS SUPPORT, AGRACE HOSPICECARE IS ABLE TO DEFER SOME STAFFING COSTS AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, EXPERT CARE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. SOME OF THE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS INCLUDE IN-HOME AND RESIDENTIAL PATIENT AND FAMILY VOLUNTEER; GRIEF SERVICES, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WORK, FLOWER ROOM AND KITCHEN VOLUNTEER; VIGIL PROGRAM; AND AGRACE HOSPICECARE CAMPUS GREETER. FOOD SERVICE: AGRACE HOSPICECARE EMPLOYS TALENTED CHEFS TO PROVIDE OUR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES COMFORTING MEALS COOKED WITH LOCALLY GROWN, OFTEN ORGANIC FRESH PRODUCE, MEATS AND HERBS. STAFF DIETITIANS WORK WITH THE KITCHEN STAFF TO PREPARE MEALS THAT PROVIDE SUSTENANCE AND COMFORT TO PATIENTS. SOMETIMES A PATIENT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DIGEST SOLID FOODS, BUT SMALL MEALS CAN BE PREPARED FOR THEM TO ENJOY THE COMFORTS OF THE SMELLS THAT MEALS PROVIDE. IN ADDITION TO PATIENT AND FAMILY MEALS, AGRACE HOSPICECARE FOOD SERVICES MAKES FRESH BAKED GOODS, COFFEE AND TEA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, GUESTS, EDUCATIONAL EVENT ATTENDEES AND GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS. THROUGH OUR SCHOLARS PROGRAM, AGRACE WORKS TOGETHER WITH MADISON COLLEGE, RYAN BROTHERS AMBULANCE, CATHOLIC CHARITIES, URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER MADISON AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BEGINNING CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE AS EITHER CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS (CNAS) OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMTS). THROUGH BOTH OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND RETURNING ADULT PROGRAMS, AGRACE PROVIDES POST-GRADUATION EMPLOYMENT, MENTORING SUPPORT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY STUDENTS WHO MAY OTHERWISE STRUGGLE WITH POST-GRADUATION EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION - AS THE COMMUNITY'S HOSPICE, AGRACE HOSPICECARE IS DEDICATED TO INCREASING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MATTERS RELATED TO DEATH, DYING, CARE GIVING, GRIEF AND LOSS. WITH OUR GUIDANCE, OUR NEIGHBORS ARE BETTER PREPARED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE CARE THEY OR THEIR LOVED ONES RECEIVE. IN 2019, MORE THAN 155 NURSING AND MEDICAL STUDENTS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS, PHARMACY STUDENTS AND STUDENTS FROM OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS PARTICIPATED IN ROTATIONS AT AGRACE. SINCE THE INITIATION OF THE AGRACE ROTATION PROGRAM IN 1995, APPROXIMATELY 2,455 STUDENTS, INTERNS, RESIDENTS, FELLOWS AND WORKING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING HAVE COMPLETED AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AT AGRACE. AGRACE RECEIVES NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE ROTATIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AN ANNUAL STIPEND FROM THE UW-MADISON SCHOOL OF PHARMACY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lynne Sexten | President / CEO | 30 | $755,425 |
| Julia Houck | Chief Administrative Officer | 35 | $352,608 |
| Jennifer Maurer | Chief Financial Officer | 30 | $297,644 |
| Mindy Shah | VP, Medical Services | 40 | $294,050 |
| Pamela Edwards | Chief Clinical Officer | 40 | $279,355 |
| Dr Patricia Neuman | Hospice/Palliative Physician | 40 | $253,722 |
| Dr Geoffrey Smith | Hospice/Palliative Physician | 40 | $252,986 |
| Brian Tennant | Chief Information Officer | 40 | $243,792 |
| Traci Raether | Assistant VP of Homecare Operations | 40 | $191,459 |
| Dr Holly Schaefer | Hospice/Palliative Physician | 40 | $183,568 |
| Dr Karuna Spiegelman | Hospice/Palliative Physician | 32 | $158,278 |
| Dr Kathy Williams | Hospice/Palliative Physician | 28.5 | $156,361 |
| Marcia Whittington | Chief Development Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Tim Size | Director - Beginning 4/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Ditullio | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick T Ryan | Director - Beginning 4/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Lou Bernhardt Md | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Wiedenbeck | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Everett Mitchell | Director - Until 4/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Erik Johnson | Director - Until 4/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Toby Campbell | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Pamela Wetzel | Director | 1 | $0 |
| David Kruger | Director - Until 4/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Happ | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael F Fitzpatrick | Past Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Thompson | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan Jaffrey Md | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Queram | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Sheehy Md | Chair | 1 | $0 |
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