Hospice News

MAY 5, 2023

The Rhode Island-based hospital is piloting a new approach for its emergency department (ED) patients that provides palliative care options for those with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. The Miriam Hospital is launching a program that combines palliative care and emergency medical services.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The nonprofit health system provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Edward Martin. Franchitto and Martin have led the organization for roughly 15 years.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Today, he is chief medical officer of Rhode Island-based HopeHealth. Ed Martin began working in hospice in 1987 after hearing families talk about their experiences with those services. The more than 50-year-old nonprofit organization also serves parts of Massachusetts.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Unroe as the project leader: Regenstrief Institute Brown University University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Utah Hebrew Rehabilitation Center The Regents of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) University of Colorado at Denver Institute for Healthcare Improvement Rhode Island Hospital University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Duke (..)

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a teaching hospital of the Harvard Medical School system.The hospital-based system is part of Mass General Brigham in Massachusetts, which includes 16 health care organizations in its home state, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

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Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2024

Prior to joining Chesapeake, Miller served as COO at Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care in Illinois and at Hope Health in Rhode Island, as well as the Illinois Director of Hospice Operations with Advocate Aurora Health Care. She is a licensed clinical social worker by profession. “I

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HPNA podcast

OCTOBER 1, 2024

She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island, following which she was a pediatric ICU nurse. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island, following which she was a pediatric ICU nurse.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

We have one county the size of Rhode Island. The five counties that we now serve are the size of Rhode Island and Connecticut combined. Because of the size of our counties, they should relate a certificate of need for a hospice based upon a health care network. That’s the big news.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 5, 2022

Next up in its pipeline are Illinois, Delaware, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Oklahoma, according to Fofanova. Currently operating in 20 states, Koda plans to enter a new one about every two weeks through the end of the year. The company most recently expanded to Virginia.

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Diversity Nursing

JUNE 19, 2024

Rhode Island $45.71 State RN hourly mean wage Cost of living index RN hourly mean wage, adjusted by cost of living California $66.20 Minnesota $45.59 Georgia $43.27 Oregon $54.54 New Mexico $44.30 Texas $43.37 Illinois $42.14 Washington $53.38 Nevada $46.97 Oklahoma $39.48 Michigan $41.45 Delaware $45.51 Wisconsin $41.93 Wyoming $40.38

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Diversity Nursing

JUNE 20, 2024

Rhode Island $64.16 State NP hourly mean wage Cost of living index NP hourly mean wage, adjusted by cost of living Nevada $71.48 New Mexico $65.76 Oklahoma $59.77 Minnesota $64.91 Texas $62.51 Illinois $61.01 Mississippi $56.49 Kansas $57.34 Wisconsin $61.70 Nebraska $58.50 North Dakota $61.42 Indiana $59.29 Georgia $58.25 Wyoming $59.40

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Hypothetically, depending on how the program is designed, a provider in Rhode Island could be in the lowest 5% of performers in their home state, but could be in the top 15% to 20% if hospices in other regions are included in the comparison. Variations in the number of hospices in different states can also have an impact.

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Diversity Nursing

APRIL 23, 2024

Alabama Annual median wage: $65,900 Alaska Annual median wage: $106,410 Arizona Annual median wage: $88,310 Arkansas Annual median wage: $72,920 California Annual median wage: $133,990 Colorado Annual median wage: $86,900 Connecticut Annual median wage: $100,620 Delaware Annual median wage: $93,200 District of Columbia Annual median wage: $105,220 (..)

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Initially, the company will focus on moving into Rhode Island, upstate New York, Connecticut, the Carolinas, and Tennessee. Prior to the Webster transaction, First Docs predominately operated in eastern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey regions.

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Diversity Nursing

JANUARY 17, 2023

Rhode Island South County Hospital. Washington Cascade Valley Hospital. Massachusetts Baystate Noble Hospital. Texas Ascension Providence. Tennessee Baptist Memorial Hospital. Hawaii The Queen's Medical Center. Minnesota Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Michigan Ascension St Joseph Hospital. Montana Billings Clinic.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

a Rhode Island-based provider, marking its entry into the state. Elara Caring earlier this month announced the acquisition of Illinois-based American Family Home Health. Purchasing the skilled home health provider added to the company’s existing presence in the Midwest. In April, Elara Caring purchased Assisted Daily Living Inc.,

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This isolation can be compounded for LGBTQ+ seniors with terminal and serious illnesses, according to Dr. Jennifer Ritzau, vice president of medical staff services at HopeHealth, a Rhode Island-based hospice, palliative and home care provider. She also serves as medical director of palliative care at the nonprofit organization. “I

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NHPCO

JUNE 13, 2024

“From Hawaii to Rhode Island, advocates from 35 diverse states came to DC this year. It’s about sharing why hospice holds personal significance and why serious illness and end-of-life care policy should resonate with our lawmakers,” said Logan Hoover, NHPCO’s VP of Policy & Government Relations.

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Diversity Nursing

APRIL 7, 2021

Rhode Island: $82,790 12. Massachusetts: $96,250 4. Oregon: $96,230 5. Alaska: $95,270 6. Washington: $91,310 7. New York: $89,760 8. Nevada: $89,750 9. New Jersey: $85,720 10. Connecticut: $84,850 11. Maryland: $81,590 13. Minnesota: $80,960 14. Arizona: $80,380 15. Colorado: $77,860 16. Texas: $76,800 17. New Hampshire: $75,970 18.

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Hearts for Home Care

JULY 1, 2021

In my home state of Rhode Island, and in nearly every other state in the US, professional caregivers like nurses, CNAs, and home health aides are paid less than their counterparts in other settings—like hospitals. But I can’t accomplish any of this without home care.

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Solace

MARCH 14, 2023

The brothers live in Rhode Island and Georgia, so the project is truly without borders. But as Loose Ends continues to grow, more and more, the pair is able to make matches locally. The blankets for Gardners’ two brothers are being completed in Portland, Maine, and Vancouver, Washington.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 28, 2023

These states include Alabama, Idaho , Nevada, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia. The report expects the remaining 11 contiguous states to have a shortage or a surplus of less than 1,000 by 2026, so they appear on the list as unchanged.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 26, 2023

Our guests Tim Farrell, Ramona Rhodes, and Nancy Lunderbjerg wrote an article in JAGS on this issue, and Sharon Brangman wrote a separate JAGS article on the need to achieve diversity in study populations. Their Asian arm came from Japan, primarily, a handful of Latino, maybe one or none Pacific Islanders or Native Americans.

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Home Care Pulse

JANUARY 26, 2023

Simons Island • BrightStar Care – Greeley, CO • BrightStar Care – HI – E. Servant Home Care • Sheila’s Angels • Shelter Island Homecare Agency • Shepherd’s Staff In-home Care • Shore HomeCare Services LLC • Silver Companions, Inc.

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Home Care Pulse

JANUARY 26, 2023

Simons Island • BrightStar Care – Greeley, CO • BrightStar Care – HI – E. Servant Home Care • Sheila’s Angels • Shelter Island Homecare Agency • Shepherd’s Staff In-home Care • Shore HomeCare Services LLC • Silver Companions, Inc.

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Clipboard Health

AUGUST 2, 2021

Currently, 14 states have one of these three types of laws to address nursing staff regulations: California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, and Washington.

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Nurse.com

MAY 23, 2022

Rhode Island State Nurses Association (RISNA). The Rhode Island State Nurses Association focuses on improving the quality of and access to health care in Rhode Island. Four scholarship opportunities are available along with professional development resources such as continuing education information.

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GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

Alex 00:57 And we’re delighted to welcome Don D i zan, who is an oncologist who specializes in pelvic malignancies and is founder of the Oncology Sexual Health First Responders program at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University. And then I started one here at Rhode island. Don, welcome to GeriPal.

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