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Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

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Hospices are not reimbursed enough to support grief care teams,” Gross told Hospice News. Having clinicians more involved in grief programs allows families’ a continued interdisciplinary support after a loved ones’ through that direct connection, Gross explained. The Maryland-based hospice suspended the program in 2018.

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Hospices Shaking Up Executive Teams

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The nonprofit hospice provider also offers palliative care, grief support and advance care planning services. Clark has served as a board member of the nonprofit hospice provider since 2022, and from 2014 to 2018. Prior to that, Clark served as a board member from 2014 to 2018 before returning to her post in 2022.

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St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Launches New Florida Inpatient Hospice Center

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The hospice provider began as an all-volunteer organization in 1977 and provides pediatric palliative care and grief support services in addition to hospice. The Sunshine State in 2018 ranked third nationwide for hospice utilization at 57.9% Formerly Hospice of St. Census Bureau. Only Utah and Arizona saw higher rates at 59.4%

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Hospice of Washington County Relocates Offices, Palliative Care Clinic

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Along with administrative offices, the location will be home to Hospice of Washington County’s outpatient palliative care clinic, along with its bereavement and grief counseling offices. Iowa ranked seventh nationwide in hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in 2018, with 56.2% Census Bureau. of the population.

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Empath Health’s New Chief Medical Executives, HopeWest CEO Retires

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She deeply understands HopeWest exists to serve our community, enrich lives and profoundly change the experience of aging, illness and grief. Martin-Whitley has been the organization’s director of hospice since 2018. She joined Trinity Health in 2018 as the first president of senior communities in the New England region.

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Hospice of Cincinnati, Adventist Health Expand Hospice; Labor Pressures Shutter Midwest-Based Programs

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Established in 1977, Hospice of Cincinnati provides hospice, palliative care, grief support and advanced care planning educational services. “We The California-based nonprofit health system temporarily halted these services at a location serving Paradise and Butte counties after the region experienced a destructive wildfire in 2018.

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Incoming Samaritan CEO Phillip Heath: Reduce Dependence on Medicare

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Vice-chair Nandini Natrajan will succeed him as leader of the board, which Heath joined in 2018. It’s hospice, palliative medicine, primary care at home, and our grief support. The nonprofit’s board of trustees unanimously voted earlier this month to appoint Heath as the organization’s top executive.

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