Serving the Courageous Valiant Hospice helps ease the transition BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Valiant Hospice and Palliative Care owner Carmen Klemis believes in going the extra mile for her patients. “We understand specific, end-stage illnesses and will treat them appropriately,” says executive director Sabrina Johnson. “Our patient satisfaction scores are above average for Arizona and the nation.” With Valiant Hospice and Palliative Care, patients are cared for in their own
homes in either Maricopa or Pinal counties. Medications, medical equipment and supplies related to the life-limiting diagnosis are covered by Medicare or insurance and always delivered to the patients’ doorstep for their convenience. They can keep their own doctors, or the Valiant medical doctor can oversee care, if they desire. “We provide care in people’s own residential homes, group homes, longterm care facilities, assisted living centers — we go wherever the patient calls home,” she says. “We had a patient who lived in a cardboard box on the side of the road. They deserve someone by their side at the end of life just as much as anyone else.” Johnson has been with Valiant for two years and admires Klemis, who purchased the former Highway Christian Hospice in 2017. “We changed the name to
Valiant because valiant stands for courage,” she says. “Our patients and their families are courageous in the face of the unknown. Our big motto is, ‘Your life. Your goals. Our commitment.’” Valiant goes beyond end-of-life care. The organization offers help with food, finances and housing, among other things. But the true focus is on hospice. “There’s no greater course than that,” she says. “Everybody’s always excited when babies come into this world. That’s such a sacred time of life. We’re there to make this transition better. It makes things easier for the family to deal with and understand, although they may never be fully accepting of it.”
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Valiant Hospice and Palliative Care executive director Sabrina Johnson has been with the company for two years. (Submitted photo)
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