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Avoiding ‘Cannibalizing’ Trends in Hospice Service Diversification

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Established in 1978, the nonprofit provides hospice, bereavement and palliative care across 38 counties in North and South Carolina. Its additional services include pediatric, dementia and veterans care. VIA Health Partners palliative program has an annual census of roughly 3,000 patients, Forman said.

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Agrace Takes 3-Pronged Approach to Widening Midwest Footprint

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The Wauwatosa office is home base for our interdisciplinary care team. Additionally, the office will be the central hub for Milwaukee-based patient care coordination, administrative support, team meetings, volunteer coordination and staff training and education.

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New Hospice Locations Unveiled in 2 States as Others Close

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The new location will allow for expanded reach to underserved rural patient populations with limited access to hospice resources, according to Reace Wilson, regional care coordinator at Transitions Hospice. The company provides hospice, palliative care and bereavement in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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Bristol Hospice Opens 4 De Novos in 7 Days

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We have some core specialty programs here [focused on sleep hygiene, care coordination within facilities and dementia care],” Bristol Hospice CEO Alex Mauricio previously told Hospice News. The company has been a prolific buyer in the M&A market, but more recently has leaned harder into its de novo strategy. “We

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Hosparus Cuts Ribbon on $1.7M Community Center

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Hosparus’ Green River office cared for 486 hospice patients in 2021 throughout its 1,600-square-mile, five-county region. The new center will provide medical care, care coordination, emotional and spiritual support, and access to education about end-of-life and serious illness care, as well as advance care planning.

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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Muir also has served as the medical director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations’ (CMMI) high-needs Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) program. 3HC Announces New CEO 3HC Home Health & Hospice Care Inc. has tapped Jennifer Whitley as its new president and CEO.

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Hospice of the Ozarks Unveils Non-Medical Caregiver Training Program

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The coaching program provides caregivers with guidance on medication management, insurance navigation, transportation, advance care planning and care coordination. The hospice’s new care coaching program represents an opportunity to fill a growing gap of unmet community needs amid rising demand, Wood said.

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