Kanawha Hospice Care Inc

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - THE GRANT REQUEST IS FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO IMPROVE VARIOUS ASSETS WITHIN THE HUBBARD HOSPICE HOUSE. THE FACILITY IS LOCATED AT 1001 CURTIS PRICE WAY, CHARLESTON, WV 25311 AND HAS BEEN IN OPERATION, SERVING HOSPICE PATIENTS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THE BUILDING IS ROUGHLY 35,000 SQUARE FEET AND OFFERS 24 HOSPICE BEDS. HUBBARD HOSPICE HOUSE IS OWNED BY KANAWHA HOSPICE CARE, INC., A NOT FOR PROFIT, 501(C)(3) HEADQUARTERED IN CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. KANAWHA HOSPICE CARE, INC. WAS FOUNDED IN 1981 TO PROVIDE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS REQUESTED ARE A NEW ROOF, NEW HVAC SYSTEM AND A PARKING LOT REFURBISHMENT. THE NEW ROOF WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $153,700 INCLUDING LABOR AND MATERIALS. THE NEW HVAC SYSTEM WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $199,360 INCLUDING LABOR AND MATERIALS. THE PARKING LOT REFURBISHMENT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $127,800 INCLUDING LABOR AND MATERIALS. THESE ASSETS HAVE NOT BEEN REFURBISHED OR REPLACED SINCE THE FACILITY OPENED. IT IS CRITICAL WE ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE THESE UPGRADES IN A TIMELY MANNER SO THAT WE MAY CONTINUE SERVICE HOSPICE PATIENTS THROUGHOUT OUR 16-COUNTY SERVICE TERRITORY IN WEST VIRGINIA. KANAWHA HOSPICE CARE, INC. SERVES OVER 3,000 PATIENTS AND FAMILIES A YEAR WITH HOSPICE SERVICES. OUR HOSPICE SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WITHIN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY REGARDS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, RELIGION, OR AGE. KANAWHA HOSPICE CARE, INC. IS WEST VIRGINIA’S OLDEST HOSPICE AND IS GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS.