AMOREM Chief Clinical Officer Speaks at UNC Gillings School of Public Health

AMOREM Chief Clinical Officer Speaks at UNC Gillings School of Public Health

AMOREM Chief Clinical Officer Anna Blanton recently presented a flash talk during the 20^th anniversary reunion of the Executive Doctorate in Public Health program at University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health.

During her flash talk, Blanton shared that AMOREM was the first hospice in North Carolina to open a free-standing patient care unit in 1989 – the William E. Stevens Jr. Patient Care Unit in Lenoir. She also provided an update about the growth of AMOREM within its High Country service area and various other successes within AMOREM’s 12-county service area.

 AMOREM is currently in the process of constructing its fourth patient care unit which will be located on Moonstruck Lane in Boone. This will be the closest patient care unit for residents of the High Country who must currently drive more than an hour to their nearest in-patient hospice care unit.

“I am a current student in Cohort 19 of the Executive Doctorate Public Health program in Health Leadership,” says Blanton, “My expected graduation date is May of 2026. As a fellow student, it is always an honor to be able to present to peers and share the importance of what we do. It is also always an honor to be able to educate fellow healthcare professionals about our local, nonprofit, hospice and palliative care provider – AMOREM.”

Blanton’s continued education will help to forward AMOREM’s mission to provide quality, thoughtful, loving care to patients and support to their families and to provide education and grief support to communities served.

Blanton also used this opportunity to discuss AMOREM’s initiatives to improve access to hospice care and health equity. She focused on the importance for all health leaders to know and understand the difference between community-based, nonprofit, hospice organizations, like AMOREM, and the increase in for-profit hospice organizations.

To learn more about AMOREM services or to make a referral, please visit www.amoremsupport.org or call 828.754.0101 to speak with a local team member. To learn more about AMOREM’s High Country patient care unit, visit www.amoremsupport.org/donate/high-country-capital-campaign.