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Phoenix Children’s Palliative Chief: Shift the Culture in Health Care

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Health care providers should take a more expansive view of how they care for patients and families, according to Dr. Tressia Shaw, the new division chief for palliative medicine at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Shaw rose to lead the Phoenix, Arizona-based hospital’s palliative care program in early October.

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Dialysis vs Conservative Management for Older Adults: Manju Kurella Tamura, Susan Wong, & Maria Montez-Rath

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Summary Transcript CME Summary We recently published a podcast on palliative care for kidney failure, focusing on conservative kidney management. This is my favorite article, Susan, that I talk about of M a nju is a New England Journal article that came out 2009. 2009, yeah, 2009. One of my favorite articles.

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New Directors at Iowa River, Home Health of the Ozarks; C-Suite Shifts at Elara Caring, VIA Health

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Though new to the hospice arena, Callaway has previously served in both the home health and acute care spaces and has seen how care collaborations across the continuum can improve the quality of end-of-life care among aging populations. “I VIA Health Partners was established in 1978 as Hospice at Charlotte.

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VITAS, Big Bend, Heart to Heart, Family Hospice Unveil New Locations

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The expansion is driven by growing demand for end-of-life care in the northern Tampa Bay area, according to Jalisha Wynn, general manager for VITAS. “At The company most recently expanded in with two new locations in California, which will provide hospice, palliative care and veteran services, among others.

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Closure of Pennsylvania Hospice House Ignites Community Protests

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The health system cited declining patient admissions as the main reason for ending services. This was largely driven by trends of more serious illness and end-of-life care moving into the home, according UPMC officials. “In Hospice patients will now receive inpatient care at the Somerset Hospital and also in the home.

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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

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The post-acute data analytics company develops machine learning solutions designed to identify patients in need of home health, hospice or palliative care services as early as possible in the course of their illnesses. Established in 2009, St. Croix Hospice cares for more than 4,400 patients daily across its 10-state service region.

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Agape Care’s New M&A VP, New CEO Takes Helm at Community Hospice

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Agape Care Group Appoints M&A VP. Alex Ferguson has stepped into the role of senior vice president of mergers and acquisitions at Agape Care Group. The South Carolina-based hospice and palliative care provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners.

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