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Phoenix Children’s Pediatric Palliative Care Training Works to Bridge Access, Staffing Gaps

Hospice News

Phoenix Children’s palliative program began in 2009 and includes nine physicians, social workers, mental health therapists, child life specialists and bereavement support professionals.

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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

Hospice News

Established in 2009, St. Not only have daily clinical visits in the last week of life improved, so too have bedside presence from other interdisciplinary team members such as social workers and chaplains, she stated. Croix Hospice cares for more than 4,400 patients daily across its 10-state service region.

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Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

Hospice News

Nurses and social workers are especially stretched thin. Merelli: I got into doulaship as a birth doula in 2009. What areas can death doulas offer hospices the most support? Carroll: Since we’ve both been hospice volunteers, we knew that hospices are only capable of spending so much time with each person and their loved ones.

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Top Lawmakers for Hospices to Watch in 2024

Hospice News

If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. For nearly a decade, stakeholders have sought passage of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA). He also wrote some sections of the Affordable Care Act.

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

Hospice News

Mission Healthcare, a portfolio company of the private equity firm the Vistria Group, was founded in 2009 and provides care to roughly 5,000 patients daily across its home state in California, as well as in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

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It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. What the social workers are … Eric: Yeah. Beth: From a hospice standpoint, we obviously have the nursing support, social work chaplaincy.

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Seasoned Senior Industry Professional Becomes New Owner of Always Best Care Wake Forest-north Raleigh

Always Best Care Senior Services

Always Best Care of Wake Forest-North Raleigh has been serving Wake County residents since 2009 and is one of nine Always Best Care agencies across North Carolina. The company delivers its services through an international network of more than 225 independently owned and operated franchise territories throughout the United States and Canada.

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