Hospice News
AUGUST 26, 2022
Kauai Hospice Recruits Retired Emergency Doc as Medical Director. Dr. William “Monty” Downs is stepping into a new role as medical director of Hawaii-based Kaua‘i Hospice after retiring from 50 years in the emergency department at Wilcox Health Medical Centert. Wilcox Health is part of Hawaii Pacific Health.
Hospice News
JUNE 29, 2023
As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health. Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care. But Congress did not pass the legislation.
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Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Its technology platform connects patients and family members to palliative and hospice nurses, social workers, spiritual coordinators and other interdisciplinary staff. Littlefield was previously Riverside Health System’s executive vice president and chief nursing officer. Carl Derrick as medical director.
Hospice News
MAY 23, 2024
The hospice and palliative provider also offers grief support and services to help address patients’ unmet pet needs. Montgomery Hospice & Prince George’s Hospice other services include grief support and spiritual counseling, veteran services and pediatric hospice care. Croix Health.
Hospice News
APRIL 8, 2024
HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services. Hospice News recently sat down with pediatrician Dr. Rebecca MacDonell-Yilmaz, medical director of HopeHealth’s pediatric supportive services. These families also generally need more support.
Hospice News
MAY 31, 2023
Research is growing around how certain substances such as psychedelics and cannabis can aid in treating pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief, migraines and other medical conditions. Medical cannabis can also be beneficial in symptom management for cancer patients, according to recent research.
Hospice News
JULY 28, 2023
The nonprofit’s services include hospice and palliative care, in addition to cultural-specific care programs and a range of grief-support services. In addition to The Denver Hospice, its affiliates include Colorado Visiting Nurse Association (CVNA), Pathways, and Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, among others.
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