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Hospices Work to Recruit More Volunteers Before COVID PHE Ends

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The number of hospice volunteers plunged during the first two years of the pandemic, and many are still working to rebuild their ranks. Many hospices saw volunteer volumes dip drastically as they suspended activities during the pandemic. Providers’ efforts to recruit volunteers could take on renewed urgency when the U.S.

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Former VITAS Manager Becomes VP of Operations; Hawaii E.D. Doc Turns Hospice Medical Director

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Hospice utilization in Hawaii reached 45.4% in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Though utilization runs low compared to other states, the need for hospice care is high in Hawaii. A swelling aging population is rising demand for serious and terminal illness care statewide.

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High Peaks Hospice celebrates 35 years by looking back at their beginning

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The Start of End Of Life Care in the Tri-Lakes Area and Expanding Throughout the Adirondacks. Ann Merkel grew up in New Haven, Connecticut where the first hospice in the United States started in 1974. That year Medicare determined that dying was no longer a diagnosis that warranted a hospital admission.

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Navigating End-of-Life Conversations: A Guide for New Hospice Nurses

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The SPIKES Protocol: A Framework for Effective Communication: The SPIKES protocol is a widely recognized framework for delivering difficult news, especially to those with life-limiting illnesses and end-of-life care. You should also utilize your hospice volunteers when you can.

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Hospice Action Network Honors 2021 Congressional Champions

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“People in the final stages of life should have access to the compassionate care that hospice and palliative care provide. I have long worked to advance bipartisan solutions that expand the public’s access to palliative and end-of-life care. Thank you to the NHPCO for this award and their work?

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