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Addus Projects ‘Strong, Steady’ Hospice Growth Amid Lingering Pandemic Census Headwinds

Hospice News

Addus purchased Illinois-based hospice provider JourneyCare Inc. for $85 million in October 2022 and picked up Chicago-based Apple Home Health Ltd. jump compared to the same period in 2022. Though same-store hospice average daily census (ADC) volumes rose sequentially by 2.7%, ADC rates fell year-over-year by 1%.

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

Hospice News

This has led many hospitals and health systems to make their own investments in home-based care , including hospice, a development that HCA CEO Samuel Hazen noted in a 2022 earnings call following the Brookdale deal.

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RCT of Default Inpatient PC Consults: Kate Courtright & Scott Halpern

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I think the last time we had you on was 2022. And you had higher rates of hospice discharges, higher rates of DNR orders. And the best shows are always on Sundays, so it becomes Sunday Phunday, also with a PH. Eric: Thank you for the song. Kate, I’m going to jump to you. Kate: Sounds right.