Quality of life while dying: Cutting edge hospice center opening in Colorado Springs

Quality of life while dying: Cutting edge hospice center opening in Colorado Springs 
NBC KOAA-5, Colorado Springs, CO; by Bill Folsom; 6/10/25 
A major improvement to hospice care is coming to Colorado Springs. “This facility really does meet a need that is not met any other way,” said Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, President Dawn Darvalics. Over the next couple of weeks the non-profit Pikes Peak Hospice is opening the only dedicated hospice inpatient care center in Colorado Springs. ... “Early in 2017 my wife Sarah was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, ...” said Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation, Board of Trustees Chair, Michael Healy. ... He says his family would have benefited from this new cutting-edge facility. It goes beyond medicine. It includes things like gardens, homey gathering spaces, an area dedicated to veteran support, a chapel, a place for kids, and a family style kitchen. ... Plaques around the building show the many donors helping raise the $8.5 million goal the Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation is still working to complete.
Publisher's note: As a member of the Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care Board, I am honored to witness the opening of our new Inpatient Care Center (ICC)—a transformative addition to our community that embodies compassion, innovation, and dignity.