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Calvary Hospital’s New President: Workforce, Research Initiatives Keys to ‘Reinvigorating’ Hospice Care

Hospice News

New York City-based Calvary is the only hospital in the United States thats specifically dedicated to providing hospice and palliative care. The hospital system has provided palliative and hospice care across the New York City area for about 125 years and was founded by the faith-based organization Women of Calvary.

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New Leaders Emerge at Hospices Coast-to-Coast

Hospice News

Several hospice and health care organizations have appointed new leaders to take the helm during a time of growing demand nationwide. Calvary Hospital Appoints New President New York-based Calvary Hospital recently announced that Michael Fosina has become its new president, succeeding CEO Jeff Menkes.

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Elevate Podcast: Marianne Muzic-Lucenti, LCSW, ACHP-SW, APHSW-C, Palliative Care Program Manager, St. Mary’s Healthcare System

Hospice News

In this episode, Hospice News Senior Editor Jim Parker speaks with Marianne Muzic-Lucenti, manager of one of the oldest pediatric palliative care programs in the nation, at St. Mary’s Healthcare System in Queens, New York City. The discussion profiles the program and looks at the outlook for palliative care for 2025.

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Cross-Sector Collaboration and the New York City Involuntary Hospitalization Policy

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Although currently living upstate, I’ve closely followed news of Mayor Eric Adams’ policy for removing residents who appear mentally ill on city streets. of Article 9 of the New York State Mental Hygiene law, which is the state’s legislation pertaining to involuntary hospitalization of people experiencing acute mental illness.

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VNSNY Poised for Interstate Growth, Rebrands as VNS Health

Hospice News

Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) has adopted a new name as it enters a new era. The rebrand comes with a new motto: “The future of care. We’re 129 years old now,” VNS Health CEO Dan Savitt told Hospice News’ sister site Home Health Care News. “We The comfort of home.”.

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VNS Health Develops AI Methodology for Palliative Care Patient Assessments

Hospice News

VNS Health’s service region spans the New York City area, including four surrounding counties, serving close to 40,000 patients and health plan members. The New York-based operator provides home health, hospice and palliative care, as well as behavioral health and personal care/private duty services.

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‘Man Enough to Care’: The Growing Trend of Men in Nursing

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When I graduated from college, I was working at a hospital in New York City where I worked closely with both doctors and nurses, and even though my gut was telling me that nursing could be the right profession for me, every nurse I worked with was female. I myself fell prey to this stereotype early on in life.

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