Former Governor Jodi Rell, a Brookfield resident, is chairing the capital campaign for Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Connecticut as the agency builds a private-suite hospice facility in Danbury. 

It's the first of it's kind in the state. 

The group's CEO, Cynthia Roy-Squitieri, says Rell was instrumental in passing legislation that allows hospices designated as specialty hospitals.  The 12-suite facility off of exit 2 is expected to cost $10-million and open next fall. 

It will also house Health Hearts Center for Grieving Children and Families.