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Mary Greeley to close hospice house in December
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The Israel Family Hospice House will close at the end of the year. | Photo courtesy of Israel Family Hospice
Mary Greeley to close hospice house in December
by Anthony Capps | Editor | Published on Oct 23, 2025
Mary Greeley Medical Center announced today it will close the Israel Family Hospice House in December.
The announcement ensures that the hospice services the hospital provides at the house will continue. Home care is currently available and an in-hospital service will be added as well as at other hospitals where MGMC has partnerships and agreements.
The closure is pending a vote by the hospital’s board of trustees, which is scheduled for the board’s meeting Tuesday.
“This is a difficult decision and it was not made lightly,” said Steve Sullivan, director of marketing and community relations for Mary Greeley. “We have for quite some time been giving strong consideration to the future of the Israel House.”
Opening in 1999, the free-standing IFHH, located on South Dakota Avenue on the west side of town, sits on an 8-acre plot of land and employs 17 people in a variety of positions. Some employees at IFHH will be transitioned into other MGMC hospice care.