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Former VITAS Manager Becomes VP of Operations; Hawaii E.D. Doc Turns Hospice Medical Director

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The home health and hospice provider employs roughly 9,509 staff nationwide and reached an average daily census of 17,360 patients in the second quarter of this year. Kauai Hospice Recruits Retired Emergency Doc as Medical Director. Hospice utilization in Hawaii reached 45.4%

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Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

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As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health. Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care.

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

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New hospice facilities and grief centers are cropping up across the country, while a California inpatient facility is reopening following a temporary closure due to the pandemic. . Meanwhile, construction of a hospice house in Maryland has ground to a halt. Hosparus Health opens new grief support facility.

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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Is Bereavement Care Going High Tech? A number of entrepreneurs have emerged with tech solutions that offer grief and logistical support to bereaved families. Vast disparities in hospice utilization exist among some groups and demographics. We have a really significant workforce shortfall right now.

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Empath Health’s New Chief Medical Executives, HopeWest CEO Retires

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Li provides direction, guidance and oversight to clinical staff, including those at Suncoast Hospice and Tidewell Hospice. She previously served as medical director at Suncoast Hospice. In the new position, Li will be charged with ensuring high-quality care, service and experiences for patients and their families.

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