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The Virginia-based nonprofit hospice, palliative care and PACE provider financed the center through philanthropic donations. At the center, Blue Ridge bereavement care staff will offer specialized programs, workshops, support groups and individual counseling. “The
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Hospice chaplains often have little recourse for upward mobility along their career ladders. More professionals from a wider range of interfaith groups are entering the field, according to Shana Sullivan, bereavement coordinator of Texas-based Heart to Heart Hospice. He has also held hospice chaplain roles at St.
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Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake and its affiliates are unifying under the organization’s main brand. Effective April 1, affiliates Calvert Hospice and Hospice of Charles County will be known as Hospice of the Chesapeake. Both facilities will retain their individual names following the brand unification.
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. “We The remaining two are in Bangor, Maine, and Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.
Two Florida nonprofit hospice providers have signaled their intention to affiliate — St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care and Treasure Coast Hospice. Francis Reflections and Treasure Coast Hospice leadership expect the affiliation to complete in 2024 and are in the process of developing a comprehensive integration plan.
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The hospice and senior care provider Helios Care is partnering with the integrated health system Bassett Healthcare Network to bring more extensive access to hospice and palliative care to patients in central New York. Formerly known as Catskills Area Hospice and Palliative Care, the organization rebranded as Helios in 2019.
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