A Week in Business

A Week in Business
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Manager Earns Award

SALISBURY – Bevereley Stoakley, manager of Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s Lifeline Program, is the recipient of the prestigious Exceptional Performance Academy Award from Philips Lifeline.

Stoakley has received this award for seven consecutive years, placing her among the top one percent of all individuals who run a local Lifeline program out of nearly 3,000 programs nationwide. The award honors her for exhibiting exceptional qualities including having a growth mindset and being an active advocate for seniors in the community.

Stoakley has been in her position as the Medical Center’s Lifeline Program Manager since 2001, and under her leadership, the program has grown from 68 to over 1,140 subscribers.

Philips Lifeline is a medical alert service, which in the event of an emergency or fall, provides access to help at the push of a button. Since 1996, the Medical Center has been offering seniors on the Eastern Shore the Lifeline service that gives them, for a little more than a dollar a day, the confidence to continue to live independently at home.

Hospice Opens New Center

BERLIN – Coastal Hospice will celebrate the completion of the new outreach center, Coastal Hospice at the Ocean on Wednesday, Sept. 30 with a ribbon cutting beginning at 4 p.m. and an open house until 5:30 p.m.

“This is a new phase in our service to the community,” said Coastal Hospice President Alane Capen. “This center will help us better meet the needs of the bereaved and the growing number of hospice volunteers in Worcester County.”

The outreach center will offer education and trainings for volunteers, group meetings for the bereaved, along with resources, and support for family members in the community who are coping with life-limiting illness or the loss of a loved one.

The public is invited. Coastal Hospice at the Ocean is located at 10441 Racetrack Rd, Unit 6, in Berlin.

Utility Offers Green Bill

SALISBURY – Beginning this month, Delmarva Power will offer a Green Bill electronic billing and payment option to its more than 500,000 customers in Delaware and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

With Green Bill, customers will be able to sign up through the My Account page located on the Web site at www.delmarva.com. Through this initiative, customers can elect to stop receiving paper bills. Green Bill customers will automatically receive a monthly e-mail stating that their bill is ready to be viewed and paid online. It also will show the amount due and the due date. Another feature of Green Bill allows customers to configure their accounts to make an automated recurring payment.

Signing up for the option will be strictly voluntary. For customers to participate, they must check a box to stop their regular paper bill from being mailed. Other service-related notices will continue with a paper mailing to the customer.

“We are pleased to offer this paperless, environmentally-friendly option to all of our customers,’’ said Gary Stockbridge, Delmarva Power Regional President. “This conserves paper and helps protect and preserve the environment and it makes good sense. Paperless billing is more efficient than the paper alternative, and Web access will make it easy for customers to access their bills. ”