Hospice News

MAY 19, 2023

Palliative care will be expanded. Hospice of the Panhandle has provided end-of-life services in West Virginia for more than 40 years, and also offers palliative care and pediatric hospice and palliative care. Unity Hospice and Palliative Care has served more than 30,000 patients and families since its establishment in 1992.

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1-800-HOSPICE

MARCH 28, 2023

The Importance of Prognostic Conversations In response to research revealing the importance of prognostic conversations and low patient recall of prognostic conversations, Margaret Isaac, MD and Randall Curtis, MD outlined a systematic approach for this patient communication. 2 Patient recall of prognostic conversations can be poor.

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1-800-HOSPICE

MARCH 21, 2023

Recently, Oreofe Odejide, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and colleagues published an analysis of hospice utilization among patients who died with lymphoma, and they made recommendations for improving patient care. Patients in hospice have fewer rehospitalizations, fewer intensive care unit admissions, and lower costs.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 14, 2024

When the time comes to make profound decisions about end-of-life care for a loved one, every question becomes a quest for the exceptional. We know that the time we spend with our patients and their loved ones is sacred, and we’re here to provide any necessary support at every stage. This is where Traditions Health stands out.

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