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Sign Up Now for Flu Vaccinations
Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, 267 Finch Avenue, Meriden, CT, will begin offering flu vaccinations on September 20th, 2010. Flu shots will be available Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. To schedule an appointment, please call: 203-631-3805. Medicare Part B and some insurance companies will cover the cost. Without insurance, the cost is $35.00.
Flu vaccines will also be available at Tops Market, Plantsville, September 29th to October 27th, 2010, Tuesdays, 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. and Wednesdays, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. For more information call: 203-631-3805.
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 Staff mourns death of Sister Jacoba Rzegocki, FSE,
Assistant Finance Manager
Sister Jacoba Rzegocki, who worked in the Finance Office of Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care for 25 years, died on December 13, 2009. A special prayer service was held for the staff in the chapel of the Franciscan Sisters' Paul VI Center on Tuesday, December 15. The entire staff will miss Sister Jacoba and offers prayers and love to her Franciscan Community and her family.
Sister Jacoba was married to the late Walter Rzegocki prior to her entrance into the Franciscan Community in 1981. She is survived by her seven children, seventeen grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a sister and brother and several nieces and nephews.
At the request of her family, contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Mother Shaun Endowment Fund, c/o the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, 405 Allen Avenue, Meriden, CT 06451.
For more about Sister Jacoba, please visit the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist's web site story on Sister Jacoba. |
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 Sister Suzanne Gross
receives award
Sister Suzanne Gross, FSE, Administrator of Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, was selected as the recipient of the 2009 Excellence Achievement Award for Outstanding Public Service by the Connecticut Coalition to Improve End-of-Life Care. Mr. David Hunter, Chair of the Coalition, presented the award at the group's annual meeting on September 17, 2009 (see photo).
Congratulations, Sister Suzanne. |
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