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

Hospice News

The home health and hospice provider employs roughly 9,509 staff nationwide and reached an average daily census of 17,360 patients in the second quarter of this year. Kauai Hospice Recruits Retired Emergency Doc as Medical Director. Doc Turns Hospice Medical Director appeared first on Hospice News.

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High Peaks Hospice celebrates 35 years by looking back at their beginning

High Peaks Hospice

Ann Merkel grew up in New Haven, Connecticut where the first hospice in the United States started in 1974. That year Medicare determined that dying was no longer a diagnosis that warranted a hospital admission. So Ann and David decided to do what they could to start hospice services locally. David Merkel, lived in Saranac Lake.

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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. Eric: And you’re also the medical director of the hospice unit here. Michele: That was perfect.

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Hospice and Breast Cancer

Traditions Health

During your end-of-life journey, a skilled and caring hospice team can help: Minimize your pain, discomfort, and suffering Enhance your comfort and quality of life Provide emotional support for you and your family How do I access hospice care? To get hospice care, you must stop breast cancer treatment.

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