What happens when grief makes people feel disconnected from life, others, and even themselves...and what helps bring them back? That is the question I found myself thinking about while reflecting on the new Netflix movie, "Remarkably Bright Creatures." What makes this story so meaningful is how gently it approaches grief, loneliness, and the human need for connection. The film highlights how loss can quietly impact people in different ways while also reminding us that hope

If you are reading this newsletter for the first time, we know these pages can serve as a quiet, sometimes difficult reminder of your loss. Whether you are in those first disorienting months of grief or if this bulletin has become a familiar arrival in your mailbox, please know that the team at VIA Health Partners is thinking of you and your family. We believe grief isn't a problem to be solved or a "phase" to get over. It is a heavy weight we carry.

Supporting someone who has lost a close loved one requires more than comforting words - it requires presence, humility, and intentional listening. Anne Long, in Listening, and Mortimer Adler in How to Speak, How to Listen, both emphasize that genuine listening is an act of love and moral responsibility. Their teachings offer a compassionate framework for accompanying someone through one of life's most painful experiences.

In times of loss, many people turn to the internet for information, community, and support. While platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and other outlets can offer valuable grief support, it is important to be cautious about the content you view and the people you interact with online.

As health needs change, navigating multiple doctors, services, and decisions can feel overwhelming for patients and families. VIA Health Partners is working to simplify that experience with a care model that stays with the patient, from home-based primary care to palliative care and hospice services.

Being nominated for a DAISY Award is a tremendous honor that exemplifies the kind of care a nurse provides to her patients. So, when Joyce Davis was nominated not once… not twice… but three separate times by two different patient families … all we could say was WOW!

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sept. 16, 2025 — VIA Health Partners announced today that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has approved its application for a certificate of need (CON) to develop a new hospice home care office in Cumberland County. The decision, issued July 28, authorizes VIA Health Partners to expand its hospice and palliative care services into Cumberland County, meeting a need identified in the 2025 State Medical Facilities Plan. The approved

North Carolina-headquartered VIA Health partners has expanded into the home-based primary care arena with the acquisition of Equity Health. Financial terms were undisclosed. Michelle Schmerge, president and founder of Equity Health, established the company about five years ago. Equity Health’s model involves offering a full spectrum of primary care services in the home, with the goals of reducing burden on caregivers, reducing hospitalizations and improving chronic disease m

VIA Health Partners has expanded its range of services by welcoming Equity Health, a Denver, N.C.–based provider of home-based primary care and wellness services, into its organization. The partnership strengthens VIA’s ability to deliver personalized, coordinated care, especially for patients living with serious illnesses who benefit from being treated at home.

VIA Health Partners has long believed and practiced the theory and principle that no one should have to journey through grief alone.

SHELBY, NC – Caroline Etters, a sixth-grade student at Kings Mountain Intermediate School, wanted a way to remember her grandfather, and...

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A new season is, yet again, upon us. The temperatures are beginning to drop, the stores are stocking all things pumpkin and apple spiced...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., – July 11, 2024 – VIA Health Partners has earned the prestigious Palliative/Hospice Heart Failure Certification from the...

SHELBY, NC – VIA Health Partners, founded as Hospice Cleveland County, announced a donation from the Delores “Dee” Hamrick Turner family...

On Saturday morning, October 14, campers and staff gathered on the banks of beautiful Lake Wylie at Camp Thunderbird to take part in...

VIA Health Partners – Cleveland County Announces Retirement of Long-Time Leader Myra McGinnis. Ms. McGinnis, CEO of Hospice Cleveland...

VIA HEALTH PARTNERS APPOINTS DEAN FORMAN AS VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, Industry Veteran to Focus on Growth, Expansion and...

Watching the rebroadcast of ‘One Last Time- An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’ two days after his death was a reminder of...

Grief can be overwhelming. Some describe it as swimming in a stormy sea, struggling to reach the surface and breathe. It can feel like an...