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Psychological Trauma Can Worsen Symptom Burden at End-of-Life

Hospice News

Kotwal and fellow UCSF researchers recently examined the traumatic experiences shared by roughly 6,500 adults 51 and older nearing the end of life between 2006 and 2020 in a national Health and Retirement Study.

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NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Unveils New Palliative Care Unit

Hospice News

Its palliative care program began in 2006, launching its first clinic in 2010 and growing ever since, Cohen stated. The unit is operated by the hospital’s palliative care program, which collaborates with nurses across its care continuum on meeting patients’ needs.

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VITAS Healthcare Strengthens Executive Team with Key Promotions in Hospice Operations, HME Department

Hospice News

Starting out as a bedside nurse in 2006, Coronado has held multiple roles within VITAS, including team manager, inpatient unit manager and patient care administrator. Kathleen Coronado, a registered nurse, has been promoted to associate VP of hospice operations after 18 years at VITAS.

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Angela Hospice’s New Inpatient Facility; Hosparus Opens PACE Center

Hospice News

Constructed in 2006 as the Schmidt Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia, the facility was renovated after its closure in 2011. Hosparus Health in January 2023 applied for licensure , recently receiving a greenlight from the U.S.

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Meet Kate Veenstra: From Bedside Nurse to Top Spot at UM Health-West

Daily Nurse

Veenstra started as a bedside nurse at the hospital in 2006 and has held many roles, from associate chief nursing officer to the most recent interim chief nursing officer. Kate Veenstra, DNP, MSN, RN, CNL, CMSRN, ACM, NEA-BC, was recently appointed as the new chief nursing officer at the University of Michigan Health-West.

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How Palliative Care Could Help Break the SNF-to-Hospital Cycle

Hospice News

Additionally, among beneficiaries who died between 2006 and 2011, one in eight toggled between a hospital and an SNF during their final year of life, the study found. According to statistics cited in the study, 23% of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries were discharged to a post-acute care facility in 2013.

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‘Elegant, Expert Care’: The Emergence of Neuropalliative Services

Hospice News

The American Board of Medical Specialties and American Osteopathic Association Board of Specialties didn’t recognize hospice and palliative care as a subspecialty until 2006. Farrah Daly, owner and founder of Evenbeam Neuropalliative Care, LLC, told Palliative Care News.

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