Community Hospice, the oldest and largest nonprofit hospice provider serving the Central Valley since 1979, has welcomed a new member to its Board of Directors.

Joining the Community Hospice Board of Directors is Mrs. Susan C. Donker, current Executive Human Resources Consultant with Pacific Rim Advisory Group, LLC and past Sutter Health Regional Vice President of Human Resources, Central Valley Region.

“I am delighted to welcome Mrs. Donker, our newly appointed Board Member to our Community Hospice family,” said C. DeSha McLeod, Community Hospice President and CEO. “Mrs. Donker brings to Community Hospice a wealth of strategic and organizational development experience. We look forward to working together to proactively provide compassionate and quality care, education and support to our community.”

The Community Hospice Board of Directors is comprised of community volunteer leaders who provide strategic oversight and governance to the organization’s mission to provide compassionate and quality care, education and support to terminally ill patients and their families, regardless of ability to pay.

Community Hospice is the largest and oldest nonprofit hospice agency in the Central Valley. Serving the community since 1979, Community Hospice has cared for thousands of friends and neighbors offering compassionate and quality care, education and support to terminally ill patients and families, regardless of ability to pay. Care extends to over 2000 patients each year in private homes, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and at the 16-bed inpatient Community Hospice Alexander Cohen Hospice House. Community Hospice also provides bereavement and grief support to anyone in the community. For more information, please call (209) 578-6300 or visit hospiceheart.org.