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Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

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Egging will oversee operations of the hospice, home health and palliative care organization. She served as director of compliance for Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care from 2001 to 2009. In addition to hospice, Angelic Health provides palliative and memory care, as well as telehealth services.

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Closure of Pennsylvania Hospice House Ignites Community Protests

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The 10-bed In Touch Hospice facility opened in 2009, seeing declining patient admissions during the past seven years, according to local news. Hospice patients will now receive inpatient care at the Somerset Hospital and also in the home.

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Agape Care’s New M&A VP, New CEO Takes Helm at Community Hospice

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“I am really excited about the strong sense of culture and pride in the care that Mission provides,” said VanOosten in an announcement. The company in July 2021 purchased three hospice and home health agencies as part of its multi-state expansion plans. “Her Trustbridge Names New Hospice CMO.

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The Ask-Tell-Ask Approach in Four Steps

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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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The Ups and Downs of Inpatient Hospice Care: New Facilities Open as Others Close

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Staff at the new office provide 24/7 services to help facilitate hospice admissions for hospital and physician referrals and facility-based patients. The hospice provider also offers pet and music therapy, as well as bereavement support services. Unfortunately, this requires difficult decisions for our organization.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

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What is our role as hospice and palliative care providers in advocating for high-quality hospice care? If you are interested in signing the position statement “Core Roles and Responsibilities of Physicians in Hospice Care”, click here. JAMA IM 2021 Hospice Acquisitions by Profit-Driven Private Equity Firms.

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