Owner & CEO - Bruce Gradkowski

“It’s all about the team. Having the right leader, and having a team atmosphere where everyone is pulling on the rope in the same direction.” - Bruce Gradkowski, President and CEO
Born and raised in Pittsburgh Pa, I attended school at St Margaret’s in Greentree and then Seton La Salle High School. After college, I played in the NFL for 11 years, closing out my career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.  I am, and always will be, a local boy that cares about the Pittsburgh community and I wanted to build a hospice program that is all about doing the right thing for our Pittsburgh residents.
The healthcare system has become complicated over the years and by providing a small, local, home-town experience for our patients, we offer a personal touch with highly experienced staff who care about the end of life journey.  

​I, as an owner and CEO, am committed to supporting my professional team to do the right thing, at all times, with the patient’s best interest in mind.   This concept started the tag line of “Our Family Caring for Yours”. This is Pilgrimage’s way of providing hospice care to the people of Pittsburgh.

Our Family Caring for Your Family

For more information on the services provided by our team, call our Pittsburgh
​office at 412.489.6874

Who We Are
You have high expectations when in comes to hospice care, and so do we. We believe that we only have one chance with each of these patients and their families. Customer service is not a tag line here at Pilgrimage Hospice, it is part of our culture. 

Why We're Different
In order to provide the highest caliber of hospice care and service, we commit to the following: 
  1. We are available for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  2. We design care based on the needs and expectations of the patient and family​.
  3. We communicate with our community health care partners with every visit.
  4. We communicate with families based on their needs and wishes.
  5. We do not disqualify patients solely based on the type of treatment they are receiving. The goals of the treatment are always considered.
  6. There is no higher priority than the needs of a patient and family. Therefore, we commit to the follow:
                           - Immediate response to telephone calls
                          - Priority hospice admission, based on the wishes of the patient and family (2 hours    
                            or less with a physician order and the family at bedside)
                         - We follow up on all referrals in 30 minutes or less
                         - Priority patient needs are addressed immediately
                         - We respond to all concerns within one business day
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        7.  After hour calls answered 24/7 by an experienced hospice nurse-not a                                  commercial answering service.
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Our service area includes all of Pittsburgh Metro. This includes: Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County, Armstrong County, Fayette County, Westmoreland County and Washington County. 

DROP US A LINE

address

200 Cedar Ridge Drive
​Suite 201
Pittsburgh, Pa 15205
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contact

​information@pilgrimagehc.com
​412.489.6874
Patient services are provided without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability (mental or physical), ​communicable disease or place of national origin.