| 1978 |
First meeting of the board of directors of Hospice of the Red River Valley. |
| 1981 |
First patient served. |
| 1983 |
Hospice becomes the first Hospice west of the Mississippi to be Medicare-certified. |
| 1984 |
Services expand to all of Cass and Clay Counties. |
| 1985 |
Hospice expands care to Trail County; office established in Mayville, ND. |
| 1992 |
Fargo headquarters move into donated building in north Fargo. |
| 1993 |
Hospice and Lakes Area Hospice (Detroit Lakes) merge; service area expanded to include Becker, Norman, Mahnomen and Ottertail Counties. |
| 1995 |
Hospice merges with Northland Community Hospice (Thief River Falls); service area now includes Marshall, Pennington and Red Lake Counties. |
| 1996 |
Detroit Lakes office moves into renovated space; staff quadrupled since merger. Hospice opens office in Lisbon, ND; service area now includes Ransom, Sargent, LaMoure and Dickey Counties. |
| 1998 |
Hospice opens office in Valley City, ND; Barnes County added to service area. |
| 1999 |
Thief River Falls office sold to First Care out of Fosston, MN. |
| 2000 |
Campaign started to create an endowment fund for the future of the organization. |
| 2002 |
First million dollars of endowment fund raised. Average daily census exceeds 100 patients. Physician hired. Website launched. |
| 2003 |
Fargo office moves into new space in south Fargo. Heirlooms, a high-end resale store which will provide support for Hospice, opens. |
| 2004 |
Average daily census increases 61%. Partnership in palliative care begins with major healthcare facilities. |
| 2005 |
Hospice opens an office in Grand Forks, ND, now extending its services to 29 counties in North Dakota and Minnesota. Census for the year exceeds 1,000 patients. Legacy Society, the planned giving arm of the organization, is formed. |
| 2006 |
Hospice collaborates with RiverView Healthcare Association in Crookston, MN to assume care of the patients in their Hospice program. |
| 2007 |
Hospice purchases Fargo office building and begins renovation of additional space. Census reaches an average of 300 patients a day. Legacy Society tops 134 members. Full-time pharmacist hired. |
