Upper Cumberland Hospice and Palliative Care Services of Cookeville, Tn., Joins Alleo Health Not-For-Profit Family

Alleo Health System's hospice and Palliative Care Services extends to the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee

Alleo Health System, the not-for-profit parent organization of Hospice of Chattanooga, is bringing over 40 years of quality care to the great people of Putnam County with Upper Cumberland Hospice and Palliative Care Services. 

Upper Cumberland Hospice, which will provide care with compassion to families of Putnam county, extends the Alleo Health network service coverage to the Cumberland Plateau area of Tennessee, now covering 23 counties in TN, GA, and NC. The organization will also bring Palliative Care Services to the area to help patients with managing the pain and symptoms of chronic conditions and provide support to their families and caregivers. 

As part of the Alleo Health network, Upper Cumberland Hospice and Palliative Care Services will provide specialized knowledge and medical care, including pain management for patients facing terminal illnesses, specialized programs, and offer grief support for their families. 

“We are excited to open a not-for-profit office, Upper Cumberland Hospice, in Cookeville to uphold the Alleo Health System’s life-affirming core values of empathy, respect, compassion and integrity to patients and families of Putnam County,”said Tracy Wood, president and CEO of Alleo Health. “We welcome the Putnam county community into our Alleo Health family and look forward to serving them well.”

Upper Cumberland Hospice joins the 40-year-old legacy of Alleo Health System, parent company of Hospice of Chattanooga, to provide a wide range of family-focused services seeking to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and loved ones during their end-of-life journeys. Alleo Health System, which has long served patients in Tennessee and Georgia, extended the hospice and palliative care company footprint to North Carolina in 2018 with the addition of Murphy-based Good Shepherd, covering four Western North Carolina counties.