Community Connections

Send us Fan Mail It's National Nurses Week 2022! This week, we have our Nursing Directors on to talk about how Hospice of Davidson County nursing staff serves their community, patients, and their families. Their perseverance and adaptability makes such a difference in the lives of our patients. Thank you for all that you do! If you would like to share your experience with one of our nurses vi...

Send us Fan Mail For this week, Emmalee and Cole talk with Emily Viverette MDiv. Emily is the Director of FaithHealth Chaplaincy and Education at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medicine. She provides incredible insight into the work chaplains do for their patients and staff in the hospital system. 

Send us Fan Mail April 16th, 2022 is National Healthcare Decisions Day. In this episode Emmalee and Cole host a discussion with Jennifer King  RN and Katelyn Brady LCSWA , regarding healthcare planning, and advanced directives. For more information, or to start the process for your or a loved one head over to, https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance-directives/ or, https://www.hospiceofdavidso...

Send us Fan Mail On this Week's episode, Cole and Emmalee talk with Crystal Waller about her recent certification as a Death Doula. Crystal is one of Hospice of Davidson County's Medical Social Worker, and has used this training to enhance her impact on hospice patients and families. 

Send us Fan Mail March is National Social Work Month. To celebrate the amazing Medical Social Workers of Hospice of Davidson County, we are highlighting their important role within hospice care. As integral members of the care team they provide significant contributions to our patients and families. Emmalee Thomas, one of our Medical Social Workers, and co-host of the podcast, discusses her role,...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, Cole and Emmalee talk with Teresa McKeon. She is the Executive Director with The Arc of Davidson County. We have a great conversation about the work this organization does with those who have developmental disabilities. She gives some insight into the vast programming, and advocacy that is vital to their work. If you would like to find out more informa...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, Emmalee and Cole talk to Ashley Phillips. Ashley is the Executive Director of Davidson County First Hope Ministries (Formerly Crisis Ministries).  She discusses the great work they do in our community, and some insight into the future of the organization. If you want to donate or get involved you can visit their website at http://dcfirsthope.org/  or c...

Send us Fan Mail February 3rd is National Women Physicians Day. For this year we host a couple of amazing physicians who have contributed their expertise to this podcast project. On this special episode of the Community Connections Podcast, Cole sits down with Dr Lana Riemann, and Dr Rachel Warner. Dr Riemann is the Chief Medical Officer at Hospice of Davidson County. Dr Warner is an Assistant Pro...

Send us Fan Mail On this weeks episode of Community Connections we revisit with the folks over at Senior Services of Davidson County. Christie Smith and Katie Sprayberry join us to discuss their updated programming, and outlook for 2022. For more information on volunteering or to take advantage of programs visit: https://www.co.davidson.nc.us/337/Senior-Services or call: 336-242-2290

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this 1st episode of season 2! This week, Cole and Emmalee host Jennifer King & Josh Proctor. Jennifer is the Infection Control Officer, and Josh is the Director of Inpatient Services. We dive in deep on pain and symptom management for hospice patients. We discuss some of the more difficult topics, and provide an insight in the processes that are in plac...

Send us Fan Mail Season 2 launches on January 13th! We look forward to bringing you another year of the Community Connections Podcast 

Send us Fan Mail For this week's episode Rick Johnson joins the Cole to discuss his work, and the services offered through the Veterans Service Office in Davidson County, NC.  If  you would like more information,  have questions, or want to get in touch with Rick, please reach out by phone. (336) 242-2037, Or email him at Ricky. Johnson@DavidsonCountyNC.gov     Hospice of Davidson County is p...

Send us Fan Mail November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. For this episode, Cole and Emmalee Speak with Amy Leonard and Kaitlyn McFadden about the Hospice of Davidson County Services. Amy and Kaitlyn, gives us a look at how the organization cares for its patients and families on a day to day basis. 

Send us Fan Mail This episode marks the 25th full length podcast for Community Connections. Emmalee and Cole take a look back at our previous episodes, and discuss the impact of this project for the them. Thank you to the community for the generous support and we look forward to bringing you more episodes! 

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, we talk to the President of the United Way of Davidson County, Kristi Hege. Kristi discusses her work within the organization and how they help sustain, and fund many key non-profit services here in Davidson County. For more information on their impact and community partners, visit: https://www.uwdavidson.org/    This episode is hosted by Hospice of Da...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, Emmalee and Cole sit down with Alina Craven, MSW, LCSW, RPT. Alina is a Child Therapist with Lorven Child and Family Development. She discusses play therapy for children, and gives us an in-depth perspective of the benefits, uses, and behind the scenes work needed to provide this service. You can find out more about Alina, and the organization by visit...

Send us Fan Mail As our students get back to school, we wanted to feature one bright student, who is making his own podcasts. On this week's Episode Cole and Emmalee have a fun conversation with a special member of our Hospice of Davidson County family.  We talk to this smart and creative guest about his own podcasts, and how he got started! 

Send us Fan Mail This week, Emmalee and Cole speak with Kassaundra Lockhart, Co-Founder of Davidson Local. She gives us a behind the scenes look at the news site's creation, purpose, and operations. Davidson Local is a "hyperlocal" news source, right here in Davidson County. You can check out all the amazing work they are doing in the community by visiting their website and subscrib...

Send us Fan Mail On this weeks episode, Emmalee and Cole Talk to Megan Owens, and Tiffany Parrish. Megan is a Nurse Case Manager, and Tiffany is a Certified Nursing Assistant with Hospice of Davidson County. They have a great discussion surrounding safety issues in the home for the elderly or fragile.  Megan and Tiffany also give some great tips to help your loved one navigate these challenges. 

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode Cole, and Emmalee speak to Jacob Gordon, the Executive Director of Uptown Lexington. We discuss the work put in by this organization in promoting the community of Lexington. We also discuss some specific events and ways to be involved. For more information on Uptown Lexington check out their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/uptownlexingtoninc

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of our interview with Lillian Koontz.  Cole and Laura continue with Lillian on how her organization handled the COVID pandemic, and we discuss the vaccine distribution over the past few months. We also touch on some of the reasons why the Davidson County Health Department served our community so well with this difficult and unprecedented issue. . To check out more informati...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of this  special episode of Community Connections, Cole co-hosts with  Laura Owen, CEO of Hospice of Davidson County. They have a great conversation with the Health Director of the Davidson County Health Department, Lillian Koontz. Lillian provides us with a ton of insight into how her organization handled the COVID pandemic, and continued services in our community. To c...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, Emmalee and Cole speak with Sylvia Walters Drake. Sylvia discusses her new book "Widowed in a Heartbeat: A Journey of Grief and Survival." She shares the story of her grief journey and discusses the message of her book. You can find her book for sale at: https://www.amazon.com/Widowed-Heartbeat-journey-grief-survival/dp/1736207911.   If you w...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, Cole and Hannah speak to Dana Holliday. Dana is a renowned artist, and board member with Arts Davidson County. She comes on to discuss her work, the impact of artists in the community, and the role Arts Davidson County plays for the benefit of our community. If you would like to see more of Dana's work, or support Arts Davidson County you can chec...

Send us Fan Mail For this special episode, Emmalee and Cole talk with Kaitlyn McFadden and Josh Proctor about the amazing work on our Nursing Assistants. The amazing patient and family care that this group provides, helps ours and many other healthcare organizations be successful.  We look to highlight this work and recognize some of the individuals that make up this great team! If one our Nursing...