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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

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VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. Anatomy of Hospice Grief Camps for Children Many hospices offer summer grief camps for bereaved children and adolescents, which come with a host of operational and logistical considerations. The company seeks to co-locate its three services in the markets it serves.

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3 Quality Keys Driving Hospice Staff, Family Caregiver Satisfaction

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Established nearly 50 years ago, Rhode Island-based HopeHealth provides hospice, palliative care, and dementia and grief support services in Massachusetts and in its home state. The research examined Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) scores among 50 of the largest hospice providers across the country.

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New C-Suite Executives Tapped to Lead Hospices in 2025

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Pennant, HHCAHs New Hospice Executive Director West Region Hartford Healthcare at Home (HHCAH) has named Victor Couzens as its new hospice executive director. Elizabeth Healthcare, Trustbridge Hospice and Jackson Health System. HHCAH is the home health and hospice segment of the Hartford HealthCare integrated health system.

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Providence Hospice-Community Healthcare of Texas Opens New Palliative Care Clinic

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Providence Hospice-Community Healthcare of Texas has established a new palliative care clinic at Limestone Medical Center in its home state. Joshua Wesley, medical director for Providence Hospice-Community Healthcare of Texas, in a statement. The clinic officially opened on Aug.

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

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He most recently served as hospice executive director of Hartford Healthcare at Home, part of The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG). Elizabeth Healthcare and Trustbridge prior to its affiliation with Empath Health. In addition to his new role at Mahogany, Couzens is the lead pastor at Inspirational Bible Church.

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New Hospice Locations Unveiled in 2 States as Others Close

Hospice News

VITAS Widens Footprint in Texas Florida-based VITAS Healthcare is opening two new administrative offices in central Texas in response to rising demand for hospice care. Its additional services include a grief support program, Rays of Hope and youth bereavement services offered at the hospices Childrens Grief Recovery Centre.

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When Nurses Are Caught Between Hospital Policy and Frustrated Family Members

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We understood the need to give space for the messy, complicated ways grief can manifest, but we also deserve to work in a safe environment. Were we to simply yield to the family’s demands to ignore the policy and remain nonconfrontational about their aggressive behavior, out of a desire to be sympathetic to their grief?