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Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care (formerly Joliet Area Community Hospice)
Therapy clinic · Joliet, Illinois, IL · 1 provider
Allison Gunnink, MBA, LPMT, MT-BC, is a board-certified music therapist at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care (formerly Joliet Area Community Hospice) in Joliet, Illinois, where she provides music therapy and integrative-therapy support to hospice and palliative-care patients and families. She holds Hospice & Palliative Care and NICU Music Therapy certificates and now serves in a senior clinical-quality/compliance leadership role at the organization.
About this clinic
Source: lightways.org · medium confidence
Website
Conditions treated
not provided attestation
Services
music therapy, hospice care, palliative care / serious illness care, integrative therapies, grief / bereavement support
Insurances accepted
not provided attestation
Ages served
adults, end-of-life / hospice patients and families, neonatal (NICU certificate held)
Telehealth
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Locations
Joliet, Illinois
Approach
Provides music therapy support to patients and families in the field and at the inpatient unit, and assists the grief support department with events and groups; emphasizes meeting client needs through personalized, team-based care.
Leadership
Mary Kay Sheehan — Chief Executive Officer, MSN, MBA
Tracey Durns — Chief Operations Officer, MBA, CPHQ
Kathy Peterson — Chief Marketing and Development Officer, BS
Muhamad Krad — Medical Director, MD
Marlen Ortega Cruz — Assistant Medical Director, MD (Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
Chris Kelly — Senior Director of Hospice Services, RN
Lisa Data — Director of Hospice Services, RN
Annette McNamara — Senior Director of Admissions and Clinical Services, RN, BSN
Jessica Dietz — Director of Joliet Inpatient Unit, MBA, Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse
Allison Gunnink — Senior Director of Quality, Compliance and Informatics, MBA, LPMT, MT-BC
Patrice Martin — Director of Grief Support, LCSW, MSW
Patrese Jackson — Director of Human Resources, MBA
Founded
1982
Accreditations & credentials
Licensed in 11 Illinois counties, Member, Illinois Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Member, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Member, National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation
Highlights
32,000+ patients served since 1982; over 200 employees; 24-bed inpatient unit; licensed across 11 Illinois counties
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