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Amedisys Subsidiary Contessa Going Full Speed Ahead on Palliative Care JVs

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NASDAQ: AMED), which announced its $250 million acquisition of the high-acuity home care company in June of last year. Contessa’s palliative-at-home model continues to demonstrate strong progress and momentum, evidenced by hitting 131% of budgeted engaged member months in the second quarter.”. Contessa is a subsidiary of Amedisys, Inc.

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CAPC CEO Brynn Bowman: Palliative Services Are a Fundamental Shift in Health Care

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CAPC CAPC Center to Advance Palliative Care CEO Brynn Bowman Where is palliative care currently being delivered (hospitals, the home setting, clinics?) As a CAPC strategist and recognized leader in palliative care education, Bowman’s work has been instrumental in fostering clinician engagement strategies to equip the U.S.

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Nurses’ Union Reaches Labor Agreement with PeaceHealth for Hospice, Home Health Workers

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Priorities among the hospice and home nurses include wage increases, raising safety standards, ensuring affordable and accessible home health care delivery, equitable pay protection and addressing clinical staffing crises by increasing recruitment and retention of skilled caregivers.

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Staffing Constraints Dent Amedisys Hospice Segment; MA, JVs Expected to Spur Growth

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Labor shortages reduced clinical capacity for Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) during the summer months, which slowed hospice admissions growth during the third quarter. As staffing got tighter on our clinical side, it started to impact hospice,” CEO Chris Gerard said in a Q3 earnings call. “It The company’s hospice segment brought in $198.7

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Full Speed Ahead to Acquire 100% Stake in CareCentrix

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Hartford, Connecticut-based CareCentrix manages care for 19 million members through a network of over 7,400 locations across more than 25 states, providing home nursing, durable medical equipment, home infusion, and in-home palliative care. This transaction deepens WBA’s reach into the home-based care space.

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BAYADA, Manatee Health System Launch Home-Based Care Joint Venture

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New Jersey-based BAYADA provides home-based hospice, nursing, rehabilitative, therapeutic and assistive care services to adult and pediatric patients. The home health and hospice provider had an existing presence in Florida, with locations in six different cities statewide prior to the joint venture.

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PeaceHealth Hospice Nurses Move Forward with Strike

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Hospice and home health nurses at PeaceHealth’s Sacred Heart Home Care Services have announced an impending strike following failed attempts to reach wage agreements in negotiations with the organization. Home care and hospice nurses at PeaceHealth have given notice that the strike will launch on Feb.