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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Today’s podcast is part one of a two-part podcast where we spend a day at CMF, a medium security prison located about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento, and the hospice unit housed inside its walls. Afterwards, we chat with the prison’s chaplain, Keith Knauf. Alex: That was perfect. Michele: Yep. Alex: Great. Michele: Yep.

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A Life’s Passion Shared

The Bucket-List Blog

Robert and Lesa, together with Hospice Care Plus staff and volunteers (L to R): Deb Condrey, Tammy Warford, Brenna Wallhausser, Melanie Helvie, Kelly Fitch, Robert Kilbourn, Sherri Smith, Courtney Saylor, Sherri Elam, Jerry Derringer, Sally Iseral, Alisha Schumacher, Lesa Kilbourn, Dr. Hanan Budeiri, Jim Baldwin. She was right.

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2024 AAHPM Visionary Elizabeth Hart, MD

AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

Joe O’Donnell, MD, Senior Advising Dean at Dartmouth, encouraged me to enroll in training as a hospice volunteer when I was a second-year medical student, an invaluable experience at a formative moment. The nurses, aides, chaplains and social workers on our team teach me daily. More formal mentors are too many to name.

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