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Can a Hospice Patient Go to the Emergency Room or Hospital?

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This can be a covered benefit to relieve caregiver burnout, or to provide continuous care if the main caregiver cannot do so for a brief period of time. Typically the Hospice Nurse and Social Worker coordinate this. To Obtain Curative Treatment- Revocation.