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Hospice Care of the Lowcountry Rebrands as MiraSol Health

Hospice News

South Carolina-based Hospice Care of the Lowcountry is rebranding as MiraSol Health. The hospices new name contains the Latin word Sol, meaning sun. More than 57,100 Medicare decedents elected the hospice benefit in South Carolina during 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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“She healed my heart”: In grief support group, a friendship blossoms

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In 2022, Gina’s aunt and grandmother passed away within months of each other, two people who had been at the center of her life. We had been married 55 Read More The post “She healed my heart”: In grief support group, a friendship blossoms appeared first on HopeHealth. Then she lost her job.

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Treasure Coast Hospice, St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Complete Affiliation

Hospice News

Hospice utilization rates among Medicare descendents in Florida reached 55.97% in 2022, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Facts and Figures report. Francis Reflections operates two general inpatient hospice care units in Melbourne and Titusville, Florida.

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‘Upgrading’ the Medicare Hospice Benefit

Hospice News

“These restrictions are closely tied to the two most common reasons for a live discharge from hospice: decertification — when a patient is removed from hospice care due to a stabilized condition; or revocation — when a patient chooses to leave hospice care to seek curative care,” the authors wrote.

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Hospice & Palliative Care of Wood River Valley Works to Reach Underserved Latino Populations

Hospice News

Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley is part of the Idaho Health Continuum of Care Alliance, a group of post-acute health care providers. Despite the demand for palliative and hospice care among aging Latinos, these individuals make up only 5% – 6% of the organization’s patients, Wild stated.

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Hosparus Acquires Baptist Health Deaconess Hospice

Hospice News

Hosparus Health Hosparus Health Hosparus CEO David Cook Baptist Health Deaconess Hospice launched in 1993, initially branded as Green River Hospice. In 2021, more than 22,000 Medicare decedents elected hospice care in Kentucky. million community center, as well as a new grief center in July 2022.

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Hospice Programs Slated for Closure Remain Open

Hospice News

Hospice programs in central New York remain open, despite local legislators previously indicating staffing-related closures. In 2022, legislators in Oswego County in New York state voted to shutter its hospice services within the year. However, The Caring Coalition of Central New York, d.b.a.

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