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Health Systems Leverage Philanthropy to Grow Hospice, Palliative Services

Hospice News

Funding palliative, bereavement care Illinois-based Endeavor Health serves more than 1.3 Bereavement programs are another area of hospice care that require ample funding to sustain, according to Melissa Ward, post-acute care executive at Adventist Health, and its Chief Mission and Philanthropy Officer Alex Bryan.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

Hospice News

The observance is now recognized on the second Saturday of every October and features educational and fundraising events in nearly 70 countries. Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care has been growing faster than people can access them. 8, 2005 meeting of health care leaders in South Korea.

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Grief During the Holidays: Some Tips

High Peaks Hospice

Grief During the Holidays: Some Tips The winter holidays are generally perceived as “the most wonderful time of the year.” But for those who are facing grief after the death of a loved one, the holidays may instead be a time filled with pain and sadness. Experts in Grief offer some tips: Be Willing to Change Traditions.

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Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

Hospice News

Operators need to be prepared to deliver care and support their communities’ responses to catastrophic events. They can also provide education, services and advocacy related to grief and bereavement in mass-casualty incidents, as well as assist with public health surveillance and reporting. In 2017, the U.S.

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Mettle Health Stepping Up Clinical Education

Hospice News

We support the patient, the family, caregivers and providers with our services and go beyond to link the human, philosophical aspects of how we interact with one another during times of serious and terminal illness and grief. We try to fill a lot of buckets. The closest we’ve come to defining it is a ‘philosophy of care.’”

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Blue Ridge Hospice Expands with De Novo

Hospice News

In addition to clinical care, the new location will provide grief and bereavement support groups, volunteer training, educational workshops and events as part of Blue Ridge Hospice’s community Grief and Loss Support Services program. Within 18 months of her arrival, Blue Ridge saw its patient census take a 40% leap.

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Innovation Keeps Hospice Philanthropy Afloat Despite COVID

Hospice News

As some events and other fundraisers start to rebound, providers are carrying with them lessons learned during leaner years. When we realized we weren’t going to be able to have the event, we asked our donors to support us through the pandemic. We do events, but it’s not our primary source of fundraising.

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