Trenton hospital's longtime hospice care provider moving out

St. Francis Medical Center's longtime hospice care provider is checking out

TRENTON -- St. Francis Medical Center's longtime hospice care provider is checking out.

A file photo of St. Francis Medical Center in TrentonFrank Jacobs | The Times 

Compassionate Care Hospice announced in a legal notice that as of Dec. 17, it will relocate its in-patient hospice unit to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton in a move that will allow it to serve a broader spectrum of the population.

Program director Tony Bolden could not be reached for comment.

St. Francis spokeswoman Christine Walley said the hospital and Compassionate Care have had a "wonderful partnership" for the past 16 years.

She said they are in the process of evaluating new firms and expect to have a nationally recognized company in place by early next year.

"We should be able to turn it over to a new provider quickly and easily," Walley said.

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