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About Comforting Hands Hospice

Our facility is the only locally-owned and operated hospice in the Bartlesville, OK, area. As such, we hold ourselves to a higher standard. Our services are delivered in the patient’s home or nursing home. We strive to provide individualized, personalized, palliative care to every patient and support, empathy, and compassion to every family.

Community

Our staff is involved in the Greater Bartlesville community through participation in numerous public events throughout the year — Blue Christmas, food pantries, meal sharing, agency fundraisers, etc. Making a difference in our communities.

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Our Interdisciplinary Team

Our Hospice Team develops each patient’s individualized care plan. This team consists of:
The Patient and Their Family
The Patient’s Physician
Our Executive Director, Sam Hill
Hospice Nurses
Certified Home Health Aides
Chaplain 
Medical Social Worker
Medical Directors
Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteers
Dieticians
Therapists
Patient Care Coordinator, Lyndee Taylor, BSN, RN
Community Education Liaison, Whitney Swanson

A Higher Level of Care

Comforting Hands Hospice is accredited by The Joint Commission. This accreditation is designed to recognize exceptional patient and family-centered care for patients with serious illnesses and their families. The Joint Commission standards focus on state-of-the-art performance improvement strategies that help health care organizations continuously improve the safety and quality of care, which can reduce the risk of error or low-quality care. We are proud to carry this accreditation. Our facility is also a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, devoted to maintaining quality care for persons facing the end of life and their families.

Sam Hill, Executive Director/President

Sam Hill is a Bartlesville native and has resided in Bartlesville his entire life. Sam has been the Executive Director of Comforting Hands Hospice since its inception in 2007.

Sam attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Northeastern State University.

Sam is married to Tama who is an administrative assistant and minutes clerk at Tri-County Technology Center. They have one son, Sam Hill II, or “Little Sam.” Much of their free time is spent watching Little Sam play sports.

Sam is a member of the Daybreak Rotary Club, the local Ducks Unlimited Committee, and Grace Community Church. Sam enjoys being with his family, hunting, fishing, golfing, and most outdoor sports.

Sam Hill, Executive Director/President

Lyndee Taylor, BSN, RN/Patient Care Coordinator

Lyndee is originally from southwest Kansas and moved to Bartlesville, OK, in 1991. She has over 33 years of nursing experience, primarily in family practice, acute care, and hospice. Lyndee has worked with Comforting Hands Hospice since 2007.

Lyndee is a graduate of Rogers State University and Oklahoma Wesleyan University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in nursing through the University of South Alabama.

Her husband, David, is a Bartlesville Professional Firefighter and together they have five children and three grandchildren. Lyndee enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Lyndee Taylor, BSN, RN/Patient Care Coordinator

Whitney Swanson, Community Liaison

Whitney has lived in Oklahoma her entire life, and she has worked in diverse areas of healthcare since 2014.

Whitney graduated with honors from Coffeyville Community College in 2011, and in 2012 she was first introduced to hospice when her grandmother needed end-of-life care. That’s when she realized the many services hospice could provide to patients and families during a difficult time.

As Community Liaison, Whitney is giving back to the community by helping people better understand hospice and what it provides for patients and their families. She frequently volunteers as a representative for Comforting Hands Hospice at community events and is in demand at local assisted living and long-term care facilities when extra help is needed for activities and special events.

In her downtime, Whitney can be found on the back of a horse, enjoying the outdoors. She participates in competitive barrel racing and loves time with her family — the also compete in the rodeo!

Whitney Swanson, Community Liaison

Nick Perry, Volunteer Coordinator

Nick was born here in Bartlesville and grew up in Oglesby, attending high school at Caney Valley, and furthering his education through online classes.

Nick is has always had a passion for Volunteer work and has done so much for the community by volunteering with the American Cancer Society, Hopestone Cancer Support, the American Heart Association, and several other nonprofit organizations.

Nick is married, he and his spouse live in Nowata Oklahoma and they enjoy spending time with their families and traveling. Nick has a passion for cooking and baking and one day in the future hopes to write a cookbook.

Nick Perry, Volunteer Coordinator

Alisha Hall, Social Worker

Alisha and her family have lived in Bartlesville since 1989 and she has served her community in various roles as a Social Worker, School Counselor, Therapist and Hospice Medical Social Worker for over 35 years. Alisha earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Oklahoma Baptist University, her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Oklahoma and is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Alisha’s greatest treasures include her 3 grown daughters, another bonus son and daughter and a beautiful foster grandbaby. She enjoys hosting her family and her friends in her home, gardening, kayaking, hiking and camping. She is also an active member of City Church.

Alisha joined the Comforting Hands Hospice team in 2016 and counts it a privilege to work with individuals and their families at such delicate times in their lives. She is able to provide individual and family counseling, grief counseling, resources for family needs, end of life planning and facilitates our weekly Grief Share group for those in our community who need extra support in healing from the loss of a loved one.

Alisha Hall, Social Worker

Chaplain Laura Muse, MDiv.

Chaplain Laura Arleen Muse is originally from the Davenport, Iowa area and has served in healthcare chaplaincy for over seven years. She has a Master of Divinity from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan and she has also completed a Residency in Clinical Pastoral Education from Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.

She has also earned a BA in English from the University of Iowa and an Associates Degree in Journalism and Communications from Muscatine Community College. Laura is a published author. Along with writing, she enjoys preaching, drawing, singing, and “Nerd Culture,” considering herself a proud nerd.

Chaplain Laura Muse, MDiv.

For more information about our facility and services, please call 918-331-0003 or contact us today.