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Georgia Hospital Improves Organ Donation Process

Daily Nurse

Improved organ donation practices and greater program visibility led to a sustained increase in referrals, donors, and transplanted organs at a Georgia hospital, thanks to a focus on enhanced staff education and family communication. A series of organ donation presentations in 2018 and 2019 provided staff education.

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Innovation Keeps Hospice Philanthropy Afloat Despite COVID

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Hospice of the Chesapeake did see a dip in memorial donations, in which families ask mourners to donate to the organization that cared for their loved one in lieu of sending flowers or other gestures. In some instances, outreach that was specifically intended for fundraising nevertheless yielded donations. “We

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Blue Ridge Care Expands Bereavement Care with New Center for Hope & Healing

Hospice News

The Virginia-based nonprofit hospice, palliative care and PACE provider financed the center through philanthropic donations. Blue Ridge Care has unveiled its new Center for Hope & Healing, a facility dedicated to offering comprehensive grief care.

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Nurse of the Week: Home Health Nurse Julie Lakomiak Donates A Kidney to Someone She’s Never Met

Daily Nurse

Last Wednesday, Julie Lakomiak, a home health nurse from Plainfield, Illinois, donated her kidney to a “non-directed recipient.” This week, she’s our Nurse of the Week. Lakomiak doesn’t know who the recipient of her kidney will be. But as a nurse for almost 20 years, she wanted to help someone in need and make others […].

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Knights of Columbus Council #384 donates $1,200 to High Peaks Hospice

High Peaks Hospice

Knights of Columbus Council #384 donates $1,200 to High Peaks Hospice October 19, 2023 (Port Henry, NY) – The Port Henry Knights of Columbus donated $1,200 to High Peaks Hospice, funds raised at their annual turkey dinner in August. Donations like this help us to continue meeting the hospice needs of everyone in the community.”

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YoloCares Set to Open Joshua’s House to Serve Terminally Ill Homeless Populations

Hospice News

Development of Joshua’s House has in part been fueled by roughly $2 million in philanthropic donations, including a $400,000 investment from the insurance company Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, part of California’s Medicaid program.

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What Can I Donate Today?

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

I just cleaned and packed up clothes to donate which inspired me to create this weeks question we can ask ourselves as we begin our day: What can I donate today? Our donations can be life-changing. Because of this donation, my client could bring her husband outside for fresh air for the first time in more than 18 months.