WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Officials with State Employees CU were on hand this morning for the dedication of the Family House hospice, a $5.4 million project that was built with a $2 million grant from the SECU Foundation, the nation's largest credit union charity.
The 45-room house on 8.8 acres is for families of adult patients who are undergoing medical treatment in Winston-Salem but who live outside Forsyth County. It includes a large kitchen with lockers for dry goods for people making longer stays, Wi-Fi and computer availability, and a private chapel.
More than 2,000 families a year are expected to stay in the home. A $35 nightly donation is requested.
The SECU Foundation, which has helped finance a number of hospices around the state, recently committed a $1 million grant to build a ten-bed facility in the town of Newport.
