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HopeHealth’s Expanding Scope of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Services

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Hospice News recently sat down with pediatrician Dr. Rebecca MacDonell-Yilmaz, medical director of HopeHealth’s pediatric supportive services. We have chaplains, hospice aides, social work support and a robust grief support program of counselors that specialize in the loss of a child.

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How Hospice, Behavioral Health May Cross Paths

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Last year VNA Health Group enhanced its dementia care training programs for social work and nursing staff, with an emphasis on its home health patients. Basically, there are gaps in need, and that both presents an opportunity for entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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Hospice and palliative care need greater recognition among disciplines across the board, beyond medicine and nursing, according to Eunju Lee, palliative care social worker at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. AAHPM president and vice president and national medical director of Aspire Health.

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