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Dr. Andrew Mayo: Hospice Leaders Face ‘Delicate Balance’ in Today’s Regulatory, Workforce Climate

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Today’s hospice leaders need to take a wide view into the range of challenges facing their interdisciplinary care teams, according to Dr. Andrew Mayo, chief medical officer at St. Croix Hospice in 2014 as an associate medical director. These are all important pieces to think about when you think about end-of-life care delivery.

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Medication Shortages Imperil Hospice Access, Quality

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These factors can make the always-difficult decision about end-of-life care even harder for patients and families. Pain and symptom management is the highest priority for patients and families, according to a 2014 study.

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

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Whitaker has been at the helm of the nonprofit since 2014, serving as COO prior to that. “Frank and Chris have done everything to ensure that the Calvary family is at the side of anyone who needs end-of-life care,” Decina said in a statement.

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Hospice C-Suite Shakeups at Alive, Angela, Trinity; New Day Taps Strategic Executive

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Angela’s Hospice provides end-of-life care to adult and pediatric patient populations. Established in 1985, the faith-based nonprofit also offers palliative care, grief support and virtual telehealth hospice services to caregivers and patients. For nearly 50 years, this organization has delivered on that mission.

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VITAS Taps Alexander Fernandez as CFO, EVP

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“I look forward to partnering with this team and all its employees, immersing myself in the culture and executing on strategies that ultimately contribute to ensuring VITAS as the premier provider of end-of-life care.” Before joining VITAS, Fernandez served as CFO and senior vice president of Broward Health.

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Bilingual Patient Navigation Can Improve Palliative Care Outcomes for Hispanic Patients

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“​​A culturally tailored patient navigator intervention can help improve some palliative care–related outcomes for Hispanic patients with serious medical illness,” researchers wrote. To determine effectiveness of lay patient navigators, researchers utilized a palliative care intervention method piloted in 2014.

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Partners In Care, Summit Health Join Forces on Palliative Care

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Beginning this July, Summit Health patients will have access to palliative care consultations and expanded services through the partnership. . In 2014, Partners In Care began offering palliative care services to patients of Summit Health’s oncology department at the Eastside Clinic in Bend, Oregon.