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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HILLCREST INTRODUCES NEW BUS FOR RESIDENT DAY TRIPS Hillcrest HealthCare Communities Inc. recently celebrated the addition of its new resident bus with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at Hillcrest North. Hillcrest HealthCare officials and Knox County Commissioner R. Larry Smith cut the ribbon at the ceremony, readying the bus for service. The new bus will take residents at each Hillcrest facility on day trips.
“Day trips for long-term care residents promote physical and social well-being along with improving morale by allowing residents to do things they have enjoyed all their life,” said Mickie Thomas, resident support services director for Hillcrest West. The bus, which features a wheelchair lift, has space for eight passengers in wheelchairs and three additional passengers. “This new bus helps us further our mission to serve, respect, preserve the dignity and celebrate the lives of our residents” said Hillcrest President and CEO Carolyn Pointer. The bus was funded by private donors including Heritage Healthcare; Gene Pickett of Senior Health Consultants; Sodexo; Statcare Hospitalist Group; and Wayne Kline of Hodges, Doughty and Carson. Donations are still being accepted for the bus. Those interested in donating may call the Hillcrest-Beverly Foundation at (865) 246-4013. Hillcrest HealthCare Communities Inc., a not-for-profit organization, is the largest skilled and long-term care system for seniors and the disabled in Knoxville. Founded in 1960, it currently operates 560 long-term care and 28 assisted living beds on three campuses in Knox County. # # # |
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