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

Hospice News

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% NHPCO Appoints New Finance VP.

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High Peaks Hospice celebrates National Doctors Day with a Spotlight on our Medical Director

High Peaks Hospice

High Peaks Hospice would like to honor our Medical Director, Dr. Curt Gedney for National Doctors Day by sharing information about him with the team. He spent the summer side by side with Dr. Weissman going on hospice visits, assisting with curriculum, and more. The move to upstate NY and joining High Peaks Hospice.

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3 Palliative Care Providers to Watch

Hospice News

As the demand for palliative care continues to grow, so too has the way businesses have bolstered their programs to better serve patients. Hospice News spoke with three palliative care providers that have risen to these challenges. Hospice News spoke with three palliative care providers that have risen to these challenges.

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Stoneridge Hospice Owner Rollie Seebert: Hospices Help Address the ‘Demographic Tsunami’

Hospice News

Arizona-based Stoneridge Hospice launched services in 2020 with an aim to address a swelling aging population’s growing need for end-of-life care. Stoneridge Hospice provides home-based hospice and also contracts with other providers to offer facility-based services. Stoneridge Hospice launched in 2020.

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Executive Shifts at Amedisys, AMOREM, VITAS; Compassus, Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoint New Clinical Leaders

Hospice News

She replaces Cathy Swanson, who has led the nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider since 2021 when it rebranded as AMOREM following the merger of Burke Hospice & Palliative Care and Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. McLeod was most recently a health care consultant at CD&M Consulting.

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New CMOs for Hospice of the Chesapeake, Care Synergy; HopeWest Taps New VP

Hospice News

Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer. Fetzer is currently system medical director for palliative care and hospice services at Illinois-based Ascension Health.

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Executive Moves at UnitedHealth Group, Treasure Coast Hospice

Hospice News

He is responsible for strategic direction and oversight of medical services and staff at Treasure Coast Hospice, as well as ensuring regulatory compliance and evaluating patient eligibility for hospice services. He also served as medical director at skilled nursing facility provider Life Care Center of Port St.

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