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Hospices Step Up Pediatric Bereavement Care Amid Rising Demand

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Judi’s House/JAG Institute is a Colorado-based nonprofit organization that provides bereavement services to adults and youths and also offers grief support training to mental health professionals. Tidewell Hospice is an affiliate of Empath Health, which launched the Blue Butterfly children’s program in 2018.

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

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As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health. Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care. But Congress did not pass the legislation.

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

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Francis Reflections Lifestage Care recently opened a new inpatient hospice care center inside the Melbourne Regional Medical Center. A swelling demand for hospice in the community spurred the unit’s development. Francis Reflections Melbourne Care Center includes a private bathroom and overnight space for loved ones.

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Hospice & Palliative of Martha Vineyard Navigates Staffing, Access Barriers

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Back then it was just Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard Inc. It was founded by a group of passionate and committed citizens and some community professionals who supported bringing hospice care to Martha’s Vineyard. I think hospice care needs to be advocated for within our legislative system.

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

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New hospice facilities and grief centers are cropping up across the country, while a California inpatient facility is reopening following a temporary closure due to the pandemic. . Meanwhile, construction of a hospice house in Maryland has ground to a halt. Hosparus Health opens new grief support facility.

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

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The inpatient center will allow for smoother transitions to hospice care among eligible hospitalized and emergency patients, as well as home- and community-based referrals, according to Gayle Mattson, president and CEO of Hospice of Cincinnati/HOC Navigators. These include Residential Healthcare Group, among others.

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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. Prior to HopeWest, Mitchell served as chief operating officer at Kentucky-based Bluegrass Care Navigators. Most recently, it began renovation work on its Blue Water Hospice Home.

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