Hospice FAQ's
Our goal is to serve hospice patients and families as if they were our own by providing access to meaningful legacy projects.
How Can We Partner With You?
1. Heartstrings gives your organization a doppler to record your patients heartbeats and provides training on how to do this easily and effectively in person or via zoom if not local to Birmingham, AL. Volunteers, nurses or any staff can be trained to do this. All you need to record a patient heartbeat is a doppler, ultrasound gel and the voice memos app!
2. Your organization sends us the heartbeat recording and patient voice messages made with the voice memos app.
3. We edit and loop the recordings for you to deliver to your patients and families via e-mail. You provide a card from us with information on how they can purchase a stuffy or song paired with the heartbeat. We also have the option for your organization to invest in purchasing Heartstrings stuffies that play the heartbeat/song/voice memo on behalf of your patients and families. See pricing info below.
​Benefits to Patients/Families
Legacy projects such as the Heartbeat project provide patients with an outlet for self-expression, coping skills, opportunities for autonomy and can play an important role in the process of anticipatory grief as well as bereavement care for families. Kim & Mary implemented the Heartbeat Project at UAB's Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, working as Music Therapists for many years with patient's with life-limiting conditions and seeing first hand the efficacy of legacy projects.
Example Card Given to Clients
This card is given out if your organization is paying for the heartbeat loops + voice messages but not other products so that the pt/family can purchase themselves. It can also be modified as needed for your organization.
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Pricing
Your first 3 patient heartbeat loops & voice memos are FREE!
Example video of voice message recording transferred to Heartstrings stuffy for great grandchildren. Heartbeat also paired with message.
Let’s Work Together
Get in touch so we can start working together.