Nurse Bette Wood, patient care manager with Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, presents a free WOW! Working on Wellness Forum entitled “Palliative Care: Volunteer Hospice” at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 Blake Ave., Sequim.
Wood is a “seasoned nurse” of 43 years with background in critical care. She has worked in home health/palliative-hospice for nearly 20 years, the last 10 for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County. She is passionate about palliative/end of life care for both patients and their loved ones.
Wood shares what people in these situations have taught her as she walked with them through their final journeys.
WOW! Working on Wellness is a health education program of Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic — Sequin’s
free clinic. The clinic provides basic urgent care and chronic health care services to uninsured community members.
Work is supported by more than 70 volunteers, including physicians, other professional health care providers and laypersons, as well as private and public donations from the Sequim community and beyond.
The Basic Urgent Care Clinic is open to patients on Mondays and Thursdays beginning at 5 p.m.
Individuals interested in supporting the clinic may call 582-0218.
