Mission
SAMARITAN IS THE PREEMINENT PROVIDER OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE (COMFORT) CARE, GRIEF SUPPORT, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND OTHER LIFE-ENHANCING SERVICES. WE PROVIDE UNPARALLELED SERVICES WITH RESPECT, DIGNITY AND COMPASSION FOR ALL PEOPLE AFFECTED BY SERIOUS, PROGRESSIVE ILLNESS OR GRIEF, CONTRIBUTING TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY. GUIDED BY A DEEP SENSE OF COMMITMENT AND THE ETHIC OF HUMAN SERVICE, WE PROVIDE CARE THAT IS BOTH LIFE-GIVING AND LIVE-RECEIVING THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY, ART AND SCIENCE OF CARING. SAMARITAN IS AN INDEPENDENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NON-SECTARIAN ORGANIZATION SERVING PEOPLE IN ATLANTIC, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER AND MERCER COUNTIES WHO ARE COPING WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS OR GRIEF.