Hospice News
AUGUST 26, 2022
Kauai Hospice Recruits Retired Emergency Doc as Medical Director. Dr. William “Monty” Downs is stepping into a new role as medical director of Hawaii-based Kaua‘i Hospice after retiring from 50 years in the emergency department at Wilcox Health Medical Centert. Wilcox Health is part of Hawaii Pacific Health.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Ginn began leading financial teams at Amedisys in 2007, while Guidroz previously served as senior vice president of accounting at Amedisys since June 2018. AMOREM has locations across 12 counties in northwest North Carolina, which include four inpatient care units. Brickner is also a veteran of the U.S.
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Hospice News
MAY 22, 2023
Views on pain and discomfort at the end of life can differ among various demographics. Understanding these perspectives can drive conversations about management of these symptoms, according to VITAS Medical Director Robert Nguyen, who worked on the study. and 20%, respectively. They represent 1.8%
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Without widespread change, demand for palliative care in the United States is projected to outstrip the supply of the clinicians trained to provide it during the next decade. A key barrier to building that workforce is that most clinicians receive little to no exposure to those types of care during their training.
Hospice News
JULY 1, 2022
Kaweah Health Hospice staff will oversee the hospice facility’s day-to-day operations and medical care, which will be provided by a team of nurses, home health aides, social workers and chaplains. In line with national trends, the area’s aging population is projected to grow and raise demand for end-of-life care and related services.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Combined, Asians, African Americans and Hispanics in 2018 represented only 20% of Medicare hospice patients, while the remaining 80% were Caucasian, according NHPCO. Bringing goal-concordant care to populations in need will likely require a reexamination of societal views about death, including the “over-medicalization” of end-of-life care.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Social workers saw an average 4.07% hourly wage hike, and medical directors saw the lowest rate of increase at 0.6%, the report indicated. Arizona had 239 new Medicare-certified hospices appear between 2018 and 2022, representing 52% of all providers in the state. Nurses saw average national salary increases of 5.95% in 2022.
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