Hospice News
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Currently, the scope of “eligible providers” of these services is limited to clinicians, specifically physicians, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, along with clinical social workers.
Hospice News
MAY 31, 2023
If restrictions eased around controlled substances, then hospice providers might be more open to their use, according to Dr. Karl Steinberg, medical director for Hospice by the Sea. There are definitely just basic physiological cardiac risks. I don’t see a lot of focus on the possible harms.
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Hospice News
JUNE 29, 2023
Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care. These are usually chaplains or social workers providing bereavement services, and some hospices also have clinical psychologists or therapists as part of that team. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health.
Hospice News
JUNE 15, 2023
We have nurses, a social worker and chaplains that donate their time. Our medical director is a volunteer and has been here for 22 years. It’s definitely a much more collaborative system. But it’s a beautiful model because of the lack of complication.
Hospice News
APRIL 8, 2024
Hospice News recently sat down with pediatrician Dr. Rebecca MacDonell-Yilmaz, medical director of HopeHealth’s pediatric supportive services. The unfortunate truth is that there were definitely children who could benefit from hospice support if it were available, but most were dying in the hospital.
Hospice News
JULY 1, 2022
Kaweah Health Hospice staff will oversee the hospice facility’s day-to-day operations and medical care, which will be provided by a team of nurses, home health aides, social workers and chaplains. The company cited swelling construction costs, rising inflation rates and the staffing shortage.
Hospice News
APRIL 26, 2022
We also have a home health aide, a chaplain, a social worker, a patient intake coordinator and a medical director. That’s definitely not ideal for anyone. Luckily, we have been able to stay fully staffed. Our staff right now has three nurses — including myself.
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