Hospice of the Nature Coast plans local expansion

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Hospice of Citrus County, Inc./Hospice of the Nature Coast plans to increase availability of services to patients and families in the Levy County area by constructing a 16,100-square-foot, triple-use facility on 1.9 acres along North Main Street in Chiefland.
Gray Construction Services of Trenton has been chosen as the building contractor and will begin construction soon. Local resources will be used for the project, as available.

An architectural rendering of Hospice of the Nature Coast’s proposed building shows
the 16,100-square-foot building, which will be built in Chiefland in 2012.

Hospice of Citrus County, Inc./Hospice of the Nature Coast is a not-for-profit charitable corporation, licensed in 1985, which serves Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Putnam, Suwannee and Union counties.
Patients and families in the Levy County area currently receive services from staff based in Inglis or High Springs. “Thanks to the support and generosity of so many people since bringing our traditional style of hospice care to patients and families in north central Florida, we are able to expand our opportunity to serve this community,” explained Chief Operations Officer Bonnie Saylor.
According to Saylor, the new triple-use facility will house a local regional office, an education center and a thrift shoppe with a café named for Herry, the organization’s heron logo. Herry’s Café will provide a casual meeting spot where patrons can relax and enjoy fresh baked goods, sandwiches, salads, farm-fresh produce and beverages while they shop. Currently, the Hospice Thrift and Gift Shoppe is located in the Winn-Dixie Plaza on North Young Boulevard, about 1.5 miles north of the proposed site. Other Thrift & Gift Shoppes are in High Springs, Interlachen, Inverness, Beverly Hills and Homosassa.
For more information, call 866-642-0962 or visit www.hospiceofthenaturecoast.org.