FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 5, 2025

For More Information Contact:
Diane Albrecht
City Clerk
660.627.1225

City recognizes National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

(Kirksville, MO) - Mayor Zac Burden has signed a proclamation recognizing November as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.

Beyond providing physical treatment, hospice attends to the patient’s emotional, spiritual, and family needs, and provides family services like respite care and bereavement counseling.

Hospice of Northeast Missouri provides quality and dignified end-of-life care to local residents, serving Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, and Sullivan counties. Staff at Hospice of Northeast Missouri go wherever the patient and their loved ones need care, whether that is in their home, the home of a family member, a nursing home, or an assisted living facility.

The City encourages citizens to increase their understanding and awareness of end-of-life care. Learn more at Hospiceofnortheastmissouri.org.

Pictured left to right: Mayor Zac Burden and Hospice of Northeast Missouri's Linnette Baker and Lisa Bunch.

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