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Registered nurse case manager
One nurse who lives near you, knows your family and visits on a set schedule.
Medicare
Est. 1979 · Hospice for the Cherokee Strip
A land-run town takes care of its own.
Hospice nurses, aides, chaplains and social workers in four offices across seven counties of northwest Oklahoma wheat country, caring for the families who've farmed, taught, preached and ranched here for generations.
Since 1979
Before Medicare paid for hospice, we were already here.
In 1979, four years before Medicare added a hospice benefit, a group of Enid nurses, ministers and farm wives began sitting with dying neighbors so families could rest. They called themselves the Cherokee Strip Hospice Volunteers, after the land run of 1893 that founded this part of Oklahoma.
Today we have four offices, sixty staff and more than a hundred volunteers. But the work is the same: comfort for the patient, steady help for the family, and someone who shows up when it's hard.
— Patricia Roemer, RN, MSN, CHPN, Executive Director
- 1979among Oklahoma's first hospices
- 4offices across the Strip
- 7counties of wheat country
- 13 mo.of grief support afterward
What's never changed
Three promises since 1979
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Night and weekend nurse
A nurse from the nearest office answers and drives out when needed.
24/7
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Bereavement support
Calls, letters, visits and grief groups in all four towns.
13 monthsPhoto tour
The families of the Strip
Sample family reviews
Letters from wheat country
Your volunteers sat with my grandfather in 1981. Your nurses cared for my father last fall. Forty years and the kindness hasn't changed.
Travis drove out past Cherokee at 2 a.m. in an ice storm. The comfort kit got us through the forty minutes until he arrived.
Dad wanted to see one more harvest. They planned around it, and we parked his wheelchair at the edge of the field to watch the combines roll.
Dana helped us sort out the wheat lease and the cattle. That was weighing on Mom more than the cancer.
Col. Delaney pinned my husband in our living room. Bob flew B-52s. He sat up straight and saluted back.
Pastor Schmidt sang the German hymns with Grandma. Grandma knew every word.
Luz braided Mamá's hair and spoke Spanish with her every visit. Mamá lit up.
Dr. Kliewer did video visits when the roads were bad and came in person when it mattered.
Rev. Whitecrow prayed with Grandpa in Cheyenne. Grandpa cried, and so did we.
A night sitter came three nights a week. I slept for the first time in a month.
At the harvest memorial they read Daddy's name as the sun went down over the wheat. I couldn't have imagined a better goodbye.
A nurse visited during our first harvest without him. She knew that's when it would hurt. She was right.
Our team
The people at your door
Patricia Roemer, RN, MSN, CHPN
Executive Director
Dr. Edward Kliewer
Hospice Medical Director
Dr. Priya Sandhu
Associate Medical Director
Monica Hayes, RN
Director of Nursing
Where we care
Wherever home is
The same team and the same Medicare benefit, in any setting.
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At home
Most patients stay in their own bed. We bring the equipment, medicines and team.
- Equipment delivered
- Scheduled visits
- 24/7 phone line
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On the farm
Section roads and long driveways are part of the job.
- Rural visits
- Comfort kit at home
- Same team
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In town
An apartment in Enid or a house in Alva, the care is the same.
- Same team
- Same benefit
- Telehealth check-ins
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With family
We care for patients in a son's or daughter's home and teach the household.
- Family training
- Night sitters
- Same benefit
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In assisted living
We add hospice nursing, aides, chaplain and social work to the care in place.
- Works with staff
- Family meetings
- Same team
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In a nursing home
We work alongside nursing home staff on comfort. Room and board is billed separately.
- Comfort plan
- Aide visits
- Family support
We believe the people who settled this country deserve to leave it from their own front porch. We believe good nursing, honest talk and a phone answered at midnight are worth more than any brochure. We believe in being neighbors first. And after forty-six years, we believe the work is never finished.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Readers’ Choice · Best Senior Care
- Community Choice Awards · Winner
- Regional Business Journal · Top Workplaces
- County Chamber · Small Business of the Year
- Family Caregiver Alliance · Partner
- Local Hospital System · Preferred Partner
Admissions
When you call
Here's what happens next.
- A nurse calls you back within the hour
- A kitchen-table visit, usually the same or next day
- We explain coverage and answer every question
- If you begin, equipment and the first nurse visit usually follow within a day
- One number for all four offices, any hour
Neighbors since 1979.
Talk with usContact
On West Maple, in Enid
- 302 W Maple Avenue
Enid, OK
Park on Maple Avenue or in the lot off Fourth Street. The side entrance is level and opens into our family room. - (580) 555-0108
- Text us
- care@cherokeestriphospice.example
- Cherokee Strip Hospice
Reaching us
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Hospice nurse on call24 hours, all four offices
- Admissions7 days a week
One number for all four offices, any hour. After 5 p.m. it rings straight to the nurse on call nearest you.
Neighbors since 1979.
Call or text with any question. A hospice nurse will answer, and nothing is decided until you're ready.