St. Croix Hospice Acquires Hometown Hospice & Homecare to Expand Home-Based Care Services

On August 19, 2019, VCBeat (WeChat ID: vcbeat) learned from foreign media reports that U.S. hospice care provider St. Croix Hospice announced the acquisition of home care company Hometown Hospice＆Homecare (Hometown). Specific details of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Following the completion of this acquisition, St. Croix Hospice plans to expand its operations into Wisconsin, United States, to provide first-class home care services to more patients.

St. Croix Hospice was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Minnesota, USA. As a leader in the field of hospice care, the company provides round-the-clock support to its patients, families, and caregivers, and has been delivering specialized care services to patients and their families in the Midwestern United States for over a decade. St. Croix Hospice operates 27 branches across Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, and Nebraska, with a total workforce of 800 employees serving nearly 2,000 patients.

Heath Bartness, CEO of St. Croix Hospice, stated, “Our mission is to provide the highest quality care to patients and their families throughout the Midwest. St. Croix Hospice is pleased to have the opportunity to partner with Hometown, a high-performance-oriented organization, which will support our further expansion in eastern Wisconsin.”

David Schuppan, a board member of St. Croix Hospice, added, “Hometown boasts top-tier caregiving talent and a strategic geographic location, and we are delighted to welcome Hometown as our newest member. St. Croix Hospice is committed to being a leader in the hospice care industry, and we are excited about the opportunity to expand our geographic footprint and enhance our capabilities.”

Hometown, headquartered in Wisconsin, USA, is a home care service company. The company is composed of experienced home care professionals dedicated to providing high-quality customer service to patients and their families. Hometown’s co-founders, Rich Firth and Jeff Paul, both possess over 20 years of clinical, management, and leadership experience. They advocate for a business philosophy centered on delivering high-quality care services with respect for patients.

Jeff Paul stated, “Hometown’s goal and commitment is to treat every patient and their family as we would our own.”

Rich Firth stated, “Our team is dedicated to doing what is right for patients, their families, our employees, and the community. Hometown’s vision is to provide ‘barrier-free’ home care services to patients. In the coming years, we will experience rapid growth and positively impact more lives. I am optimistic about Hometown’s prospects.”

(Compiled by Hu Yifan)