Hospice nursing supervisor recognized with Gaber Founder’s Award for Excellence

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Mallory King nursing supervisor at Hospice of Northeast Missouri (a service of Hannibal Regional) recently was awarded the Ron and Elsie Gaber Founder’s Award for excellence in hospice.

This recognition, established through a donation from Ron and Elsie Gaber of Kirksville, aims to recognize outstanding people who demonstrate unwavering commitment and exceptional service in providing comfort and support to hospice patients and their families.

King’s nominator for the award described her as “a great leader on a team of great leaders who populate the hospice organization.”

Her nominator had this to say about the care given his loved one: “I will never forget what Mallory did for me that last week of Lisa’s life. Mallory treated Lisa, and all of us, with absolute dignity and respect. I am so thankful to have had Mallory with me that last week of Lisa’s short life. I will never forget what she did for me.”

King earned her bachelor of science in nursing from Central Methodist University in 2017. She began her nursing career on the surgical specialties unit at Boone Hospital Center, where she worked for two years. She returned to her hometown in 2019 to join Hospice of Northeast Missouri as a nursing case manager. She was promoted to nursing supervisor in November 2023.

Hospice of Northeast Missouri, a service of Hannibal Regional, is a non-profit hospice that focuses on quality of life for people and their caregivers who are experiencing an advanced, life-limiting illness. Hospice of Northeast serves Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby and Sullivan counties.

To learn more about Hospice of Northeast Missouri, visit hospiceofnortheastmissouri.org or call 660-627-9711.