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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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Muir joined the organization in 2019 as its chief of clinical innovations. He first joined that company as its executive vice president of clinical services and CMO in 2002 while holding a similar role at Hospice of the Piedmont from 2019 to 2020. 3HC Announces New CEO 3HC Home Health & Hospice Care Inc.

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Psychedelics, Cannabis Show Promise in End-of-Life Care, But More Research Needed on the Risks

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Research is growing around how certain substances such as psychedelics and cannabis can aid in treating pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief, migraines and other medical conditions. Medical cannabis can also be beneficial in symptom management for cancer patients, according to recent research.

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

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By the Bay Health now serves eight counties statewide and provides hospice, palliative and pediatric care, along with skilled nursing home health and grief support. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center and later joined NYC Health + Hospitals Corp. Prior to Calvary Hospital, he was COO at the Jacobi Medical Center.

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PC for Patients with Substance Use Disorder: Janet Ho, Sach Kale, Julie Childers

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And it’s supposedly also about his grief with the loss of his father after a long illness. But back in 2019, there was a lot of disagreement in our group about whether for a patient with cancer and cancer related pain and a substance use disorder, whether palliative care was the appropriate specialty to care for those patients.

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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In 2019, the organization had just 200 members. A number of entrepreneurs have emerged with tech solutions that offer grief and logistical support to bereaved families. The 2019 average length of stay for dementia patients was 126 days, compared to 92.6 Is Bereavement Care Going High Tech?

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