The leadership of Center for Hospice Care (CHC) is pleased to announce John Mastrojohn III as its new President and CEO. This announcement comes after an extensive national search in collaboration with FurstGroup, the Executive Search Committee of Center for Hospice Care’s Board of Directors, and the CHC Administrative Team. In addition, he will also assume the role of President/CEO of the Hospice Foundation, Global Partners in Care and Milton Adult Day Services.
Kurt Janowsky, CHC Board Chairman, said, “We are excited to welcome John to Center for Hospice Care and our community. John brings a solid background of success and experience to our organization, and we look forward to his leadership and insight.”
Mastrojohn has a long and rich history in hospice care that includes serving as Chief Operating Officer for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), Founding Director of Palliative Care & Hospice Services for Summa Health System, and most recently, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Hospice of the Western Reserve (HWR) in Cleveland, OH.
During his tenure at HWR, Mastrojohn continued to be involved at both the state and national levels, including serving as the Chair for “Care Solutions Network of Ohio,” a network of not-for-profit hospices collaborating to drive innovation and enhance the highest standards of care across the state of Ohio.
Mastrojohn holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Akron, and a Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration from Kent State University. Mastrojohn served as a Fulbright Fellow in Hungary (2004-2005) and is the 2019 recipient of the Galen Miller Leadership Award, recognizing his many contributions to hospice and palliative care.
With more than 25 years of experience in hospice and palliative care leadership, he has been a tireless advocate for increasing access and enhancing quality of care, locally, nationally, and internationally. Mastrojohn said, “I am excited to be joining the team at Center for Hospice Care and to be part of an organization that has a longstanding reputation for excellence”. Mastrojohn explained he will be working with the Boards of Directors, staff, and community leaders to enhance collaboration and increase access to hospice and palliative care throughout the communities they serve.
Center for Hospice Care is a premier community-based, non-profit organization that improves the quality of living through hospice, home health, grief counseling, and community education. Since 1980, Center for Hospice Care has kept its promise that no one eligible for hospice services in its nine-county service area will be turned away due to their inability to pay.
Hospice Foundation supports CHC’s mission by advancing projects, raising funds, and creating educational programming to improve the quality of living in the communities we serve.
Global Partners in Care, which began as the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa, is an affiliate of the Hospice Foundation. The organization supports the development of partnerships between U.S. organizations and hospice and palliative care providers located in low-resource settings, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa. It also enhances access to palliative care through research and education and global collaboration with its partnership organizations, national associations, and numerous international organizations.
Milton Adult Day Services is the first adult day service program in the U.S. based on the “de Hogeweyk” model, which provides a town-like setting that fosters more regulated independence and less institutional-style programming to its guests. It provides a structured setting for functionally impaired adults who require supervision and need health, social, and support services during the day.
To learn more about Center for Hospice Care, Global Partners in Care, Milton Adult Day Services, and support each organization’s work, please visit cfhcare.org, foundationforhospice.org, globalpartnersincare.org, and miltonads.org.
