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Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

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She began as a nurse at the hospice in 2010, and started her career at Berkeley Medical Center in 2008 as a primary nurse and charge nurse in the progressive care unit. The nonprofit hospice has served patients in the area since 1979. Hospice Services of Lake County also operates three thrift stores.

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Culture, Compensation, Education Are Keys to Hospice Chaplain Turnover

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“When someone is overwhelmed, it is impossible for them to provide quality care.”. On average, the tenures of more than a third of hospice chaplains in the United States lasted only one to two years between 2010 and 2019, according to research from Zippia. A shrinking labor pool.

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Why Patients with Lymphoma Are Less Likely to Receive Hospice

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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. 2010; (29): 4457-4464. JNCI J Natl Cancer Inst. 2016; 108 (1): dvj280. J Clin Oncol. J Clin Oncol.