Press Release
Contact:
Dianna Huckestein
Evangelical Homes of Michigan
Phone: 734-222-4000
June 15, 2009: For Immediate Release
Susan Hurst returns as Executive Director at Evangelical Home Saline
Evangelical Homes of Michigan is pleased to announce the return of Susan Hurst as the administrator Executive Director, Senior Living Services at
Evangelical Home Saline. Ms. Hurst has returned to the company after spending six months working at a facility near her home in Grosse Ile, MI. “I have missed Evangelical Home-Saline and the environment that Evangelical Homes of Michigan provides,” Hurst explained in a statement. “It’s good to be back.”
For almost three years Ms. Hurst served as the administrator at Evangelical Home Saline. She has almost 30 years of experience in human services and senior care and has been a licensed nursing home administrator for 19 years. Hurst is a past President, Fellow, and 16-year member of the Michigan chapter of the American College of Health Care Administrators - Aging Services of Michigan and a secretary elder on the Business Alliance Board.
Hurst’s return ushers in a new era as the company begins to train the next generation of administrators. Hurst will be working closely with a newly-appointed Administrator in Training, calling upon her decades of experience to ensure that Evangelical Home Saline continues to be run with quality and efficiency in the future. In addition, Hurst hopes to continue the success Evangelical Home Saline has seen with the Pathways rehabilitation program, the specialized hospice program, and the person-centered dementia care unit.
Evangelical Homes of Michiganis a not for profit organization related to the United Church of Christ providing healthcare, housing and community services to seniors and their extended families. In 2007, Evangelical Homes of Michigan provided more than $2.3 million in un-reimbursed charity care to residents, serving more than 1,400 individuals and their families through their campuses in Southeast Michigan; including Ann Arbor, Detroit, Saline and Sterling Heights. Founded in 1879, the organization is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, employs over 800 individuals and enjoys over 15,000 hours of volunteer services annually. In 2006, Evangelical Homes of Michigan received the Business Enterprise Award from the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce and in 2004 and 2005 was named one of the Metro Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For by the Michigan Business Professional Association. For more information visit
www.evangelicalhomes.org. ###