Hospice News
JANUARY 17, 2023
The Denver Hospice Appoints New Medical Director. The Denver Hospice recently tapped Dr. Robert Howe as its new medical director following the retirement of Dr. Shirlee Turner after 11 years of service at the company. Hiranandani earned his medical degree from St.
Hospice News
MARCH 29, 2024
The proposal, if finalized, would also update aspects of the hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey. It would also remove three nursing home items from the survey, revise the existing Hospice Team Communication and Getting Hospice Care Training measures and add a new Care Preferences measure.
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Hospice News
JUNE 14, 2023
“In our NHE accounting, you will find spending on palliative care or hospice care in the hospital, nursing home and home health care sectors. Nationally, registered nurses saw average salary increases of 5.95% in 2022. Medical directors saw the lowest rate of increase at 0.6%.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
By the Bay Health now serves eight counties statewide and provides hospice, palliative and pediatric care, along with skilled nursing home health and grief support. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center and later joined NYC Health + Hospitals Corp. Prior to Calvary Hospital, he was COO at the Jacobi Medical Center.
Hospice News
JANUARY 19, 2023
“I know how helpless physicians and nurse practitioners can feel when confronted with patients struggling with dementia. Not only problems related to diagnosis and treatment, but also the myriad challenges that arise in the social realm,” Hospice of the Valley Executive Medical Director Ned Stolzberg told local news.
Hospice News
JULY 1, 2022
Brown-Forman Foundation and Norton Healthcare, along with individual donors. 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. Building a resource center was part of that goal.
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. Did I get that close? Michele: That was perfect. Alex: Great.
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