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Hospice Underutilized for Patients with Several Types of Conditions

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Terminally ill patients often lack a firm understanding and awareness about their end-of-life care options, a trend researchers across the world are examining more closely. million Medicare decedents who died in 2018 and examined the differences in hospice utilization during the last year and a half of life.

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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

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She led Arkansas Hospice through tremendous growth and navigated the organization through COVID, regulatory challenges and a changing healthcare environment with tremendous compassion and commitment to our mission. Prior to joining Arkansas Hospice, Bell was the post-acute medical director at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

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Patient, Staff Satisfaction Biggest ROIs of Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

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Researchers examined end-of-life outcomes among seniors in a national Health and Retirement Study from 2006 to 2020. The reward for our patients and care team is priceless.” The post Patient, Staff Satisfaction Biggest ROIs of Trauma-Informed Hospice Care appeared first on Hospice News.

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Bristol Hospice Enters Mississippi Market with Mid-Delta Hospice Acquisition

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Bristol Hospice has acquired Mississippi-based Mid-Delta Hospice, a move that marked its entry into the state. The decision to launch services in a new state came with growing recognition around rising demand for home health and hospice care, according to Bristol Hospice CEO and President Alex Mauricio.

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

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Set to open this summer, the hospice facility will feature 15 patient beds at Lourdes Senior Community in Waterford, Michigan. Expanding hospice care in the senior community will allow for improved support and care collaboration, according to Angela Hospice President and CEO Marti Coplai.

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VITAS Healthcare Strengthens Executive Team with Key Promotions in Hospice Operations, HME Department

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Kathleen Coronado, a registered nurse, has been promoted to associate VP of hospice operations after 18 years at VITAS. Starting out as a bedside nurse in 2006, Coronado has held multiple roles within VITAS, including team manager, inpatient unit manager and patient care administrator.

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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

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We needed to recruit people in numbers we were never even thinking we were going to need in order to accommodate that growth,” Sexten previously told Hospice News. “We ALC Hospice Care Names COO. Illinois-based ALC Hospice Care recently appointed Cinthia Nieves as chief operating officer and human resources director.