Marlina Schetting awarded two-year appointment

NEWTON — Marlina Schetting, Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice Administrator, has been awarded a two-year appointment on the Board of Directors for the New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and will chair the Regulatory and Reimbursement Committee. NJHPCO is New Jersey’s leading advocate for better end-of-life care for New Jerseyans.

“In concert with the New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Board of Directors, I will help to educate the public with regard to Hospice and Palliative Care," Schetting continued. “I would also endeavor to outreach and advocate on behalf of New Jersey¹s hospices and beneficiaries on issues impacting hospice and the health care industry.”

The Board meets five times a year at the central location of the American Cancer Society in New Brunswick. Cecelia Clayton, Executive Director of the Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice has been re-elected to a second term of one year on the NJHPCO Board of Directors and serves as Board Chairman.

For more information and awareness of hospice services visit njhospice.org.

The Karen Ann Quinlan Memorial Foundation is dedicated to providing Hospice care for the terminally ill and Bereavement for those who have lost loved ones. Serving Northwest NJ and Northeast PA; call 800-882-1117 to reach any of the services at either office; Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, N.J. and Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 104 Bennett Ave., Milford, Pa. For more information visit www.karenannquinlanhospice.org.