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Hospice News
JANUARY 2, 2023
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.
Hospice News
AUGUST 26, 2022
Kaua‘i Hospice has served patients since 1983 and is the only hospice provider located on the “Garden Island” in Lihu‘e, Hawaii. In addition to hospice, the nonprofit provider also offers palliative care and grief support. Hospice utilization in Hawaii reached 45.4% NHPCO Appoints New Finance VP.
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NHPCO
OCTOBER 6, 2023
For Immediate Release October 6, 2023 Photo Link (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) hosted its annual leadership conference (ALC2023) in Little Rock, Arkansas, September 30 – October 4, 2023. In many ways, this is our time,” said Marcantonio. “We
GeriPal
MARCH 7, 2024
Check out the Pub Crawl GeriPal post for more info, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** In the last several years, I’ve seen more and more articles about end-of-life doulas ( like this NY Times article from 2021 ). So, on today’s podcast, we try to get to the bottom of what exactly is an end-of-life doula.
NHPCO
OCTOBER 5, 2023
For Immediate Release October 5, 2023 Photo Link (Alexandria, Va) – This week the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) honored standout members of the hospice and palliative care community during the 2023 NHPCO Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.
High Peaks Hospice
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
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.
GeriPal
JUNE 22, 2023
We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. And people are getting life sentences. Did I get that close?
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