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Former VITAS Manager Becomes VP of Operations; Hawaii E.D. Doc Turns Hospice Medical Director

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Kauai Hospice Recruits Retired Emergency Doc as Medical Director. Dr. William “Monty” Downs is stepping into a new role as medical director of Hawaii-based Kaua‘i Hospice after retiring from 50 years in the emergency department at Wilcox Health Medical Centert. Wilcox Health is part of Hawaii Pacific Health.

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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Muir also has served as the medical director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations’ (CMMI) high-needs Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) program. The hospice also offers a summer grief program for bereaved children, Wing Camp, which launched in 2000.

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Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

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Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care. Hospices are not reimbursed enough to support grief care teams,” Gross told Hospice News. Having clinicians more involved in grief programs allows families’ a continued interdisciplinary support after a loved ones’ through that direct connection, Gross explained.

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

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“Our intention is not to replace primary care clinicians but to serve as an additional resource, helping patients and their families plan for the future,” said Dr. Joshua Wesley, medical director for Providence Hospice-Community Healthcare of Texas, in a statement.

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Psychedelics, Cannabis Show Promise in End-of-Life Care, But More Research Needed on the Risks

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Research is growing around how certain substances such as psychedelics and cannabis can aid in treating pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief, migraines and other medical conditions. Medical cannabis can also be beneficial in symptom management for cancer patients, according to recent research.

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After ‘Extensive’ Search, The Denver Hospice Names New President

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The nonprofit’s services include hospice and palliative care, in addition to cultural-specific care programs and a range of grief-support services. The hiring of Lopez as president comes about six months after The Denver Hospice also named a new medical director in Dr. Robert Howe.

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Guaranteed Taps SVP of Strategic Growth; Nurses Step Into C-Suite at Hospice of the Piedmont, Hudson Valley Hospice

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Additional services include medical equipment assistance, a telehospice program, and music, reiki and pet therapies, among others. Medical Director Takes Reins at Hospice Care of the Low Country Hospice Care of the Lowcountry & Lowcountry Palliative Care has appointed Dr. F. Carl Derrick as medical director.

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