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Palliative Care Physicians Unionizing

Hospice News

Labor pressures have haunted hospice and palliative care providers nationwide for several years running, only to be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Charles Home Health and Hospice in Bend joined ONA in late 2022 to negotiate for improved working conditions, compensation and other issues. Vincent, said in a statement. “We

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Burnout Brings Hospice Nurses to an ‘Urgent Crossroad’

Hospice News

“The pandemic has stressed nurses to leave the workforce and has expedited an intent to leave in the near future, which will become a greater crisis and threaten patient populations if solutions are not enacted immediately.” Around 62% of the surveyed hospice nurses indicated that their workloads had increased during the pandemic.

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The Power of Hospice Nursing

Daily Nurse

Hospice also involves the nursing care of hospice patients’ loved ones, which can include a great deal of education, encouragement, and psychosocial support throughout the journey. Hospice is focused solely on symptom management and support through the dying process. He adds, “Hospice is 80% psychosocial and 20% medical.

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PeaceHealth Hospice Nurses Move Forward with Strike

Hospice News

Hospice and home health nurses at PeaceHealth’s Sacred Heart Home Care Services have announced an impending strike following failed attempts to reach wage agreements in negotiations with the organization. Home care and hospice nurses at PeaceHealth have given notice that the strike will launch on Feb. 1 and end on Feb.

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Calvary Hospital COO: Hospice Nurse Residency Programs Reproducible at National Scale

Hospice News

He is also an ambassador for the hospital’s CalvaryCare program, designed to educate the health care community and the public about palliative care and hospice. Calvay is the only acute care hospital in the United States that is focused almost exclusively on hospice and palliative care.

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Nurses’ Union Reaches Labor Agreement with PeaceHealth for Hospice, Home Health Workers

Hospice News

A one-time bonus for nurses still with PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Home Care Services in Jan. PeaceHealth operates two hospice locations in Oregon, along with six others in Alaska and Washington state. The system also operates medical centers, critical access hospitals and hospice facilities in Alaska, Oregon and Washington.

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Hospice and Palliative Care: Making a Difference

High Peaks Hospice

A hospice nurse was recently asked, “How can you work in hospice – it must be so sad!” I love that I can use my training as a nurse to bring comfort and dignity to my patients, and seeing the relief on their faces and on the faces of those who care for them. What is Hospice Care? What is Palliative Care?