Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Dr. Leena Dutta, medical director of hospice and in-home palliative care for the center, joined the program in May, 2022 and oversaw the initiative. The palliative care program started with cancer patients, helping them deal with the mental and physical ramifications of their illness.

Palliate 227

Palliate Social worker Chaplain Palliative care 227

Hospice News

AUGUST 7, 2023

Palliative care providers are also embracing telemedicine to help patients manage their symptoms and keep their appointments. In the face of staffing shortages, especially of nurses and social workers, telehealth also helps coordinate visits with those team members, Schell explained. You need schedulers and social workers.

Palliative care 242

Palliative care Palliate Social worker Medicare 242

Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

HopeHealth is also a hospice and palliative medicine teaching affiliate for The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. The health system in 2021 began providing inpatient and community-based pediatric palliative and hospice care to infants, children and young adults. The numbers were pretty striking.

Palliate 264

Palliate Hospice Chaplain Grief 264

Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Hospice and behavioral health care could increasingly intersect in coming years as demand for specialized care grows. But the prevalence of mental health conditions and related concerns like isolation and substance abuse mean that hospice and behavioral health providers may need to find more ways to integrate their services.

Hospice 245

Hospice Bereavement 2029 2030 245