DE222 Honoree: Susan Lloyd

Title: President & CEO

Susan Lloyd

Workplace: Delaware Hospice Inc.

Alma Maters: Bloomsburg University, Villanova University

Boards: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Hospice Action Network

Q&A: What was your first job? “Working at a drug store as a cashier.”

Since 1987, Delaware Hospice CEO Susan Lloyd has guided the fledgling company from one program to 10 programs and services throughout the state and along with Chester and Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania. Under her leadership, the Delaware Hospice Center opened in 2008 to bring a new option of care to Delaware families with 16 suites in a family-style surroundings. Lloyd also launched the award-winning New Hope Program that helps children between the ages of six and 17 cope with loss through one-on-one counseling, school groups and a four-day summer camp in Delaware’s three counties. Through many other services like palliative care and transitions programs that off er support for those with family members with serious illnesses, Delaware Hospice has supported 130,000 families as of 2022.