Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Rooted in the power of storytelling and fueled by a desire to improve health equity and foster meaningful connections, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center’s innovative palliative care approach has earned industry-wide acclaim. “We take care of folks who are seriously ill, sometimes at the end of life… and the way I see it is we enter into their stories, we help bring peace and presence in a time of suffering,” David Wu, the program’s director, told Palliative Care News.

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center and its outpatient clinics, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital, Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute, and Atrium Health Mercy have again achieved Magnet redesignation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program. National Magnet status is the highest national honor for professional nursing practice and distinguishes healthcare organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link]. Melissa Heiss, vice president of hospice, Jet Health, has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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Home Care Pulse

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Woodward, OK has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a healthcare organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. The Hospice team underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review.

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Elaine Mansfield

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Autumn in the New York Finger Lakes is tinged with orange, red, and yellow. Monarchs, maple leaves, and Red Efts. Burning Bush, raspberries and tomatoes, and autumn Zinnias. Finger Lakes grapes and red wine. Pumpkins, winter squash, Burning Bush, and orange sunsets. As temperatures cool, song birds head south and Nature celebrates with hot colors. September and the first days of October were 85 F hot—hotter than July and August.

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Nurse Nacole

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Incivility in nursing education has become an increasingly bothersome problem; however, it has especially become a nuisance in online education. Suplee, Lachman, Siebert, and Anselmi (2008) indicated that a faculty witnesses daily encounters in classes and clinical settings. Incivility is defined as behavior that is unprofessional, rude, and disrespectful.

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health announced two of its hospice branches have earned the SHPBest Patient Satisfaction Award from Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) for the 2022 calendar year. The branch in Lafayette, LA received the SHPBest “Premier Performer” Patient Satisfaction Award, while the branch in Round Rock, TX received the SHPBest “Superior Performer” Satisfaction Award.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

COVID-19 cases are rising in various parts of the country with potential implications for hospice and palliative care operators. Cases of the virus began to uptick in July, and some fear an even bigger surge as winter moves many people indoors and in closer quarters. More than 18,000 people in the United States were hospitalized due to COVID between Sept. 24 and Sept. 30, a slight decline from the prior week, according to the U.S.

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