In 1982, Hospice of the Bluegrass was known as Community Hospice of Lexington serving up to eighteen patients in Fayette County with a staff of five plus several dozen volunteers.
Today, Hospice of the Bluegrass serves nearly 700 patients in 32 Kentucky counties with a staff of more than 400 and a volunteer-base of nearly 1,000. This growth and expansion has occurred on the watch of Gretchen Brown, regarded one of the most successful, innovative, and respected leaders of the American hospice movement.
Gretchen Brown is retiring and talked with Tom Martin about her three decades of leadership at Hospice.
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In part two of Tom Martin's conversation with Gretchen Brown, big changes under her watch and the profession of providing dignity.
