Journey of a Hospice Nurse

May 10, 2019 | Blog Post, General News

The Journey of a Hospice Nurse By Robin Jusenius, RN; Mountain Valley Hospice Senior Case Manager (From a speech Robin delivered at the presentation of her 20-year service award at the MVH Academy Awards on May 3, 2019) My Hospice journey began in October of 1998 when...

Mountain Valley Hospice Speaks Out Against Gov. Cuomo’s Opioid Excise Tax

Mar 26, 2019 | Blog Post, General News, Press Releases

Statement from Kara Travis, President/CEO of Mountain Valley Hospice: Mountain Valley Hospice stands against Governor Cuomo’s proposed Opioid Excise Tax.  If you live in New York State, please speak out and speak up asking that Hospice and Palliative Care patients be...

Mountain Valley Hospice Seeks Nominations for the Nancy J. Dowd Humanitarian Award

Feb 26, 2019 | Events, General News, Press Releases

MOUNTAIN VALLEY HOSPICE SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR THE NANCY J. DOWD HUMANITARIAN AWARD Award Presented in Memory of MVH’s First Executive Director Mountain Valley Hospice (MVH) seeks nominations for its second annual NANCY J. DOWD HUMANITARIAN AWARD (NDHA), given in...

The Art of Saving Souls

Dec 18, 2018 | Blog Post

By Kara Ulasewicz-Travis, President/CEO, Mountain Valley Hospice When I arrived at Mountain Valley Hospice and the Nancy Dowd Hospice Home campus in June of 2017 as the newest team member, one of the first things I asked the staff was why there weren’t defibrillators...

Charity Cup Regatta for Hospice 2018

Jun 11, 2018 | Events

About MVH History of Caring Team MVH Board of Directors MVH Foundation Board Annual Report Employment Opportunities Saturday, July 14, 2018 Morning – Afternoon – Evening Charity Cup National Sailing Qualifier – Mayfield Yacht Club Canoe & Kayak Poker Run –...

Charity Cup Regatta for Hospice 2018

May 1, 2018 | Events

About MVH History of Caring Team MVH Board of Directors MVH Foundation Board Annual Report Employment Opportunities Saturday, July 14, 2018 Morning – Afternoon – Evening Charity Cup National Sailing Qualifier – Mayfield Yacht Club Canoe & Kayak Poker Run –...

You’re Invited to a Night of Laughs for a Cause

Sep 11, 2017 | Events

“crime & punishment” An interactive mystery dinner-theater experience. Saturday, October 14 at 6pm Holiday Inn, 308 N. Comrie Ave, Johnstown, NY Tickets $85 Dinner, Drinks & ‘Whodunit’ Laughs (1930’s costumes optional) Support...

Mountain Valley Hospice Names Kara Ulasewicz Travis President and CEO

Jun 12, 2017 | Press Releases

From: Mr. Del B. Salmon, Esq. Board President Mountain Valley Hospice P: (518) 725-4545 F: (518) 773-2053 www.mvhcares.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2017 – GLOVERSVILLE, NY – Mountain Valley Hospice (MVH) announced they have appointed Kara Ulasewicz Travis...

Mountain Valley Hospice Named a 2017 Hospice Honors Recipient

May 24, 2017 | Press Releases

Mountain Valley Hospice Mrs. Cynthia Gates-Truax 518-725-4545 cyndie.truax@mvhcares.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gloversville, NY— Mountain Valley Hospice has been named a 2017 Hospice Honors recipient by Deyta...

Charity Cup Regatta for Hospice, July 29-30, 2017

May 24, 2017 | Events

Make a difference this summer! Mountain Valley Hospice and the Mayfield Yacht Club invite you to join us for the Annual Charity Cup Regatta For Hospice on July 29th and 30th 2017. The Regatta is a fun-filled 2-day event that offers something for everyone (sailor or...