Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

We have a social worker, medical director, chaplain services, nursing care and nursing assistants, and bereavement and volunteer coordinators. What are some of Emmaus Catholic Hospice’s goals for end-of-life care delivery? I was employee number five when I started at Emmaus Catholic Hospice.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. Afterwards, we chat with the prison’s chaplain, Keith Knauf.

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2022

What is the demand for end-of-life care in your service area, and how do you anticipate this evolving in coming years? We also have a home health aide, a chaplain, a social worker, a patient intake coordinator and a medical director. I get into the field right alongside our staff to provide hospice care.

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Hospice News

JULY 1, 2022

Kaweah Health Hospice staff will oversee the hospice facility’s day-to-day operations and medical care, which will be provided by a team of nurses, home health aides, social workers and chaplains. Seniors 65 and older represent 16% of the county’s current population, reported the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Traditions Health

MARCH 30, 2024

For me, it ultimately came down to wanting to care for people.” As the Traditions Health hospice medical director in Cartersville, Georgia, Dr. Captain gets to live that passion every day. “A As a medical director and as a doctor, these are the qualities that I prioritize.” A) The people.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

I think as palliative care continues to grow, we need to shine a light on this because it’s needed not just for extended end-of-life care, which is how we’ve traditionally known it in the home health and hospice world, to true chronic disease management and holistic care of members, patients, residents in their homes.

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GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

On last week’s podcast we interviewed the medical director and the chaplain of the prison’s hospice unit (Hospice in Prison Part 1 ). And I’ve always looked to try to help people spiritually to better themselves through spirituality, and who more needs help than in the end of life care.

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The Bucket-List Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Chaplain Jim Baldwin and volunteer Tammy Warford Rubin Hicks tunes his fiddle. Halfway through the evening, Sally, Robert’s hospice chaplain, called everyone to attention. The fund was recently named in honor of our former chief medical director, who retired in August. All I want to do right now is paint more.”

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2021

What staff members are a part of hospice care? Regardless of where you receive care, most hospice care teams have similar construction. Here is a breakdown of our teams at Seasons Hospice: Medical directors oversee your loved one’s care at Seasons, ensuring they receive care tailored to their needs.

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Hospice of the North Coast

AUGUST 25, 2023

Key Takeaways The approach of hospice care is centered on offering comfort, support, and an enhanced quality of life for individuals with terminal illnesses. The hospice care team comprises medical experts, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers who collectively address the needs of patients and their families.

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The Bucket-List Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Family members, guests, and Hospice Care Plus staff and volunteers watched as the bride and her father came through the doors of the Center’s family room to take their places in front of the mantle. With Denise Roberts McKinney, Hospice Care Plus chaplain, officiating and her mother in her bed next to them, the bride and groom were married.

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The Bucket-List Blog

JULY 13, 2023

Randy’s hospice chaplain, Sally Iseral, officiated the ceremony. It was a comfortable gathering with Randy’s sister and brother-in-law, Frances and Vernon Baker, and the care team they now regarded as family: nurse Courtney, chaplain Sally, and Dr. Gosha Sears, associate medical director. Everyone took their place.

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