Melvie Berkery

About Melvie Berkery

Develop ongoing training programs to ensure top performance from staff. To ensure the organization meets all financial goals, works closely with the sales and the finance department, closely monitoring budgets, expenses and monthly revenues. Serves as a hospice expert to the greater community, representing the organization in the media, to the government and at various local functions. Monitors organizational policies and makes changes as needed-As the - and of. ’, ’ unwavering focus is not on becoming the biggest hospice provider, but rather, becoming the best provider for the Detroit community. As a humanitarian, Berkery operates from an advocating heart and a limitless mindset. To her, the best work ethic is a relentless commitment to excellence, consistent results, evolving efficiency and empowering productivity. Her dedication to uplifting humanity is innate and a badge of honor no accolade or award can fulfill, yet, her accomplishments on her journey thus far do shed some light on the woman. Since co-founding. ’ with her aunt, Melvie has given 100 percent of herself to its continued excellence and impact. Moreover, she strives daily to elevate not only the bar for hospice services, but to elevate the understanding and expectations of what is necessary to deliver optimum final life stage care.Her combined astuteness, assertiveness and fearlessness give rise to the change she wants to see and rather than simply observing community needs, she tackles them head on with compassion and discipline. She finds the beauty in the process of building efficiently and never settling for mediocrity. Berkery is a rare change agent, ensuring the needs of families are met through compassion, connection and execution in a way that is over and beyond exceptional. She does not settle for anything less than excellent, because it is what she knows every one of us deserves://.().

Experience

1. Executive Director

   St. Marie\'s Hospice

   May 2012 — Present · Detroit, MI, US

   St. Marie’s Hospice has been serving diligently servicing as the Detroit tri- county area as a full service hospice for more than a decade. With deep roots in the Detroit community, our professional staff of physicians, registered nurses, LPNs, certified nursing assistants, social workers, musical therapists and chaplains are experts in end-of-life care, offering family and caregiver support, non-medical therapies and bereavement services.We care for our patients wherever they reside.Our compassionate and generous volunteers offer companionship and support. Since we first began offering services to the community, we have specially trained our volunteers in hospice care. Our staff and volunteers alike approach each patient and family with the values we all hold dear – respect, dignity and a celebration of life.Our philosophy has always been to help patients remain independent for as long as possible. Our caregivers engage the patient and family to develop an individualized plan of care, with the Hospice team by the patient’s side for guidance, support and treatment.Most of our patients receive hospice benefits under Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance. As a non-profit hospice, we have always cared for any patient who needs and wants our services; it is at the core of who we are. All patients who are eligible for hospice services may receive care from St. Marie’s Hospice.

Education

• Michigan State University

  Bachelor of Arts as well as Juris Doctorate, Bachelor of Arts in Social Relations with a Specialization in Criminal Justice