LOWVILLE â Every year, Friends of Lewis County Hospice presents a giant symbolic check for a significant amount of money to Lewis County Health System in support of the unique care people receive at the end of their lives through Hospice.
On Friday, that check was for $125,000.
The financial relationship between Friends and Hospice is unique in that it is not driven strictly by the amount of money raised through donations or fundraising events and activities, but rather by the operating deficit for Hospice as shared with Friends by Health System Chief Executive Officer Gerald R. Cayer.
âWe wait for Lewis County hospital who goes over finances for the Hospice program and then the (Friends) board decides how much to give every year,â said Friends Treasurer Linda J. Noftsier.