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Date: Jul, 14 2022
The new Chief Executive Officer for Adoray Home Health and Hospice could be its biggest fan.
“It’s quite an honor,” Amanda Gustafson said. “Adoray is an unknown gem thanks to all the services we provide as a not-for-profit agency.”
The New Richmond native was named CEO in March after Kelsey Derrick resigned.
“There’s a lot of work to do in the community about what hospice is and the philosophy it brings,” she stated. “A lot of people think hospice is the end of life, but a lot of times, and essentially it is, but when you sick and come on to hospice, you get your life back.
“Your pain is controlled, your spiritual needs are addressed, social work and message therapists come in. They can actually enhance their life being on hospice.”
Those in this area are quite familiar with Treasures from the Heart, started 20 years ago, created as a fundraiser for Adoray to provide services.
“They’ve done very well for us,” she said with locations in Baldwin, Osceola and River Falls.
The River Falls location has done very well in fact thanks to being a college town, Gustafson’s wish list includes putting a Treasures in Menomonie.
“The Dunn County Community Foundation has put on a golf tournament for Adoray the last few years,” she explained. “We need to support more Dunn County residents.”
She went on to say if Adoray can get into Menomonie, Eau Claire and Chippewa counties are next as well thanks to its proximity to Menomonie.
Going east isn’t the only planned direction of expansion. The CEOs of Western Wisconsin Health and the St. Croix Regional Medical Center (SCRMC) in St. Croix Falls sit on Adoray’s Board of Directors. Since the SCRMC has clinics in Webster and Siren, Adoray is exploring expanding into Burnett County as well.
“The Home Health and Hospice agency is a competitive market in Wisconsin, especially between the not-for-profit and for-profit agencies,” she said.
Therefore, Gustafson said Adoray joined a coalition of not-for-profit agencies throughout the state.
“Our vision for Adoray is to be the best in the region and we have to do a lot of work to make sure we stay competitive,” she continued. The coalition will allow agencies to share resources and best practices for example.
“We have to do it to be around for another 25 years,” she concluded.
