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Breast Cancer Patients Often Lack Access to Palliative Care

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Breast cancer patients often lack access to palliative care services, but the needle may be moving as researchers dig into common barriers and clinical and financial outcomes. A recent study of nearly 30,000 hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients found that only 19% received palliative care from 2010 to 2014.

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Global Partners in Care Program Fosters International Collaboration on Palliative Care

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The Indiana-based palliative care provider Center for Hospice Care (CHC) is looking beyond its immediate community and has developed networks that impact palliative care on a global scale. Palliative Care clinicians from Nkhoma Hospital in Malawi visit U.S. So, these U.S.

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Elara Caring Acquires Caregivers Home Health

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Dallas-based senior care provider Elara Caring has acquired Caregivers Home Health, expanding its footprint in Kansas and Iowa. We are excited to welcome our new caregivers and patients in Kansas and Iowa,” said Scott Powers, CEO and chairman of Elara Caring, in a statement.

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George Mark Children’s House Launches Pediatric Palliative Nurse Training Program

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George Mark Children’s House (GMCH) recently unveiled a pilot training program that aims to grow the pediatric palliative care nursing workforce, in partnership with The California State University (CSU) Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care. The Hearst Foundation partly financed the program with a $150,000 grant.

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Angela Hospice’s New Inpatient Facility; Hosparus Opens PACE Center

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Angela Hospice provides adult and pediatric hospice, palliative care and grief support across Oakland County in southern Michigan. Founded in 2004, Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice is a service of Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton. Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care Announces New Facility Plans Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care Inc.

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StateServe’s Delta Care Rx Acquisition Fueled by Hospice Cost Saving Potential

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Based in Pennsylvania, PBM management company Delta Care also offers mail-ordered prescription services and clinical pharmacy consulting to hospice and palliative care providers. Founded in 2004, the company’s tech-enabled platform includes features that help monitor durable medical equipment costs, utilization and access.

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Kain Capital Forms New Hospice Holdings Company, Makes First Acquisition

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Established in 2004, HCA operates a group of affiliated hospice and palliative care providers in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. PERA aims to acquire mid-sized hospice and palliative care companies. Kain Capital established PERA Holdings as a way to gain a foothold in the hospice market.

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