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After ‘Extensive’ Search, The Denver Hospice Names New President

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The nonprofit’s services include hospice and palliative care, in addition to cultural-specific care programs and a range of grief-support services. The hiring of Lopez as president comes about six months after The Denver Hospice also named a new medical director in Dr. Robert Howe.

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Heartlinks Expands Hospice, Palliative Programs with New Adult Family Home

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“The goal is to provide a home-like environment that feels comfortable and personalized while also offering the medical care needed for those with complex health conditions.” The nonprofit also offers adult and pediatric palliative care and grief support services in eastern Washington and surrounding regions.

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New CMOs for Hospice of the Chesapeake, Care Synergy; HopeWest Taps New VP

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer. Fetzer is currently system medical director for palliative care and hospice services at Illinois-based Ascension Health. He was previously medical director at Compassus since 2017.

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New CEOs Tapped at Adory, Montgomery, Prince George Hospices

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The hospice and palliative provider also offers grief support and services to help address patients’ unmet pet needs. She has served as COO at Virginia-based Good Samaritan Hospice since 2022 after joining the organization as chief strategy officer two years prior to that. board of directors chair, said in a press release.

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HopeHealth’s Expanding Scope of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Services

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HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services. Hospice News recently sat down with pediatrician Dr. Rebecca MacDonell-Yilmaz, medical director of HopeHealth’s pediatric supportive services.

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Normalcy, Introspection, & the Experience of Serious Illness: Bill Gardner, Juliet Jacobsen, and Brad Stuart

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He spent a long time as hospice medical director and he founded a national model of care that many of our listeners will be familiar with, AIM, which stands for the Advanced Illness Management program, which has influenced CMS policy. Bill: Thank you. Alex: And we are delighted to welcome Brad Stuart, who is an internist.

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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A number of entrepreneurs have emerged with tech solutions that offer grief and logistical support to bereaved families. The staffing shortage was the hospice community’s strongest headwind during 2022, driving up labor costs while adversely impacting clinical capacity, length of stay and a host of other factors.

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