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Avoiding ‘Cannibalizing’ Trends in Hospice Service Diversification

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Hospices are taking myriad pathways toward greater service diversification. Service diversification is more than a growing trend in the hospice space, according to Kirva Hospice CEO Cheryl Hamilton Fried. Thats disjointed care, and so we need a solution that allows people to move more smoothly through that process.

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New Hospice Locations Unveiled in 2 States as Others Close

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New hospice locations have opened up across the country amid program closures. VITAS Widens Footprint in Texas Florida-based VITAS Healthcare is opening two new administrative offices in central Texas in response to rising demand for hospice care. VITAS has provided care in the Lone Star State for more than 40 years.

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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Cameron Muir has been named as the new CMO of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). His new title signals the organization’s strategic plans to reshape hospice care delivery through patient-centered, innovative approaches, according to NPHI CEO Tom Koutsoumpas.

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Bristol Hospice Opens 4 De Novos in 7 Days

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Bristol Hospice has opened four new locations within a single week in three different states. Bristol Hospice, which is backed by the private equity firm Webster Equity Partners, employs more than 3,000 staff in close to 80 locations across 18 states. The remaining two are in Bangor, Maine, and Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

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Agrace Takes 3-Pronged Approach to Widening Midwest Footprint

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The move marks an important milestone in the hospice providers push to expand its Midwest footprint. Agrace provides hospice, palliative and supportive care across 19 counties in Wisconsin. The hospice provider has unveiled a new office in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb in the predominantly urban Milwaukee County area.

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Hospice of the Ozarks Unveils Non-Medical Caregiver Training Program

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Arkansas-based Hospice of the Ozarks has launched a non-medical care training program to improve caregiving support. The hospice’s new Care Coaching program is being offered at no cost to family caregivers. Providing care coaching could ultimately result in improved goal-concordant outcomes, he stated.

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Fleece Takes Helm as Empath Health CEO, Begins ‘One Hospice’ Initiative

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Empath provides hospice, home health care, primary care, palliative care, PACE, AIDS and sexual wellness care, and adult day services to a combined total of more than 23,000 individuals. I really grew up in health care, and it always resonated with me. I wasn’t seeking hospice.”

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