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Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

Hospice News

Egging will oversee operations of the hospice, home health and palliative care organization. She served as director of compliance for Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care from 2001 to 2009. Egging performed various other roles in performance improvement and volunteer oversight before her ascension to Sangre’s helm.

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Hospice Programs Slated for Closure Remain Open

Hospice News

FOCH funding provides resources, assistance and supplies to patients with terminal illness in the area, along with maintaining hospice volunteer programs such as its children’s grief support program, Camp Rainbow of Hope. “We Prolific nursing shortages were among the reasons legislators cited for the hospice’s proposed closure.

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

Hospice News

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. But what brought him to hospice was the bereavement care he and his family received following a loss.

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Global Challenges Persist in Bringing Hospice Care to Incarcerated Populations

Hospice News

Ashpole has been an educator and communication consultant in hospice and palliative care since the 1980s. He previously served as a board member for the International Association of Hospice & Palliative Care (IAHPC), compiling its monthly Literature Search journal.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

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We also invited Beth Klint to speak about the doula’s role within a traditional hospice organization. Despite this, in my 20-year career as a palliative care physician, I have yet to see a death doula in the wild. I’m unsure what they do, how often they’re used, and who pays for their work. Why Beth? Jane: Thank you for having me.

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Evidence-Based Messaging for Serious Illness Care: A Podcast with Tony Back and Marian Grant

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What struck me most was not that palliative care was a question, nor that it made it seem that palliative care isn’t provided alongside care directed at curing, nor was it that hospice was the first buzzed in response, but it was that palliative care was the $2000 question in the Double Jeopardy round! So what do we do about it? Marian: I do.

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A Heartfelt Mention of Hospice of the North Coast in IAHPC’s Latest Article

Hospice of the North Coast

We are honored to share that Hospice of the North Coast has been featured in a article by Katherine I. Having seen another family member go through surgery, chemo, and radiation for the same type of tumor, Lisa opted for palliative care and hospice rather than possible futile and debilitating treatment. A wise decision.

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