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Bristol Hospice Enters Mississippi Market with Mid-Delta Hospice Acquisition

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Established in 2006, the hospice provider also offers palliative care, a veterans program, sleep assistance services, bereavement support and a dementia care program dubbed Bright Moments. “This team will change the way hospice is done in Mississippi forever.”

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Patient, Staff Satisfaction Biggest ROIs of Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

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Researchers examined end-of-life outcomes among seniors in a national Health and Retirement Study from 2006 to 2020. Increasing cumulative trauma was “significantly associated” with higher reports of moderate to severe pain levels at the end of life, along with increased fatigue, loneliness, depression and lower life satisfaction.

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

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

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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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NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Unveils New Palliative Care Unit

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

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

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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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