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UNC Health Southeastern Sells Home-Based Hospice Program to Lower Cape Fear LifeCare

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Cape Fear LifeCare will also assist UNC by providing palliative care consultations within the hospital. As reasons behind the sale, the hospital cited efforts to more closely align its scope of services to its overarching mission as an acute care hospital and to improve efficiency. “We Census Bureau.

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As Inpatient Hospice Doors Swing Open, Others Slam Shut Nationwide

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Among the reasons that some inpatient hospice centers have shuttered are rising costs for paid sick leave and contract workers, as well as labor costs and high prices for personal protective equipment. Shifting care preferences are another driving force behind the closure, according to MercyOne. Located in Trillium Woods, Mich.,

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