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Several Large Hospice Providers See Leadership Transitions

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Empath Health offers hospice, home health, palliative care, bereavement support, adult day services, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) programs, and primary, elderly and geriatric care. The nonprofit organization has grown into one of the largest hospice providers in the nation. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii.

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The Pennant Group Buys Southwestern Palliative Care & Hospice

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Founded in 2013, the hospice and palliative care provider also offers bereavement services and veteran programs. Southwestern Palliative Care & Hospice provides home-based end-of-life and serious illness care to communities in Yuma, Arizona.

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Ohio’s Hospice Expands with New Morrow County Affiliate

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Established in 2013, the collaborative began with three hospices and now includes 10 providers (including Ohio’s Hospice of Central Ohio) as well as joint venture partners and community organizations. Ohio’s Hospice is a statewide alliance of nonprofit providers that share best practices in operations and clinical care.

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Hospices Shaking Up Executive Teams

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YoloCares provides hospice, palliative and supportive care, bereavement services and operates an adult day program across five counties in California. Additionally, Bivek Pathak has become Empath Health’s chief information and digital strategy officer after holding a similar position at Trustbridge since 2013.

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New Executives Take the Helm at AccentCare, Blue Ridge, Androscoggin, Good Samaritan

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“Stepping into 2024, I’m excited to share news that marks the beginning of a fresh chapter for Blue Ridge Hospice and those in our community in need of serious and chronic illness care, palliative care and bereavement support services,” Richard Kennedy, board of directors chair at Blue Ridge Hospice, said in an announcement.

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Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

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He held similar positions from 2013 to 2016 at Kindred at Home before it became CenterWell Home Health, Humana’s (NYSE: HUM) health care services business. Proceeds from the stores fund its grief program, Wings of Hope Family Bereavement Camps, and also help support hospice patients and families with special needs.

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Challenges for children’s palliative care

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This belief is based on adult studies (Bluebond-Langner et al 2013; Bluebond-Langner et al 2015), and both Pollock (2015) and Rainsford et al (2018) argue that the assertion that home is the preferred place is not supported by evidence. References Bluebond-Langner, M. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing , 47 (3), 151–169. Håkanson, C.