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Silverstone Health Expands Care Continuum Beyond Hospice, Sees Skyrocketing Census Growth

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Silverstone came on the scene in 2020 as a standalone hospice after CEO Alfonso Montiel’s purchase and rebranding of Comfort Care Hospice in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Since then, the company has built a palliative care service and is developing a personal care business.

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Hospice Getting Creative in Leveraging Volunteerism Post-PHE

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The roles of hospice volunteers have morphed during the pandemic in ways that could have lasting impacts on how providers mold care delivery models – including increasing clinical capacity. She stated this during the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Interdisciplinary Team Conference.

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Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

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New CEO Takes Reigns at Sangre de Cristo Community Care Colorado-based Sangre de Cristo Community Care named Melinda Egging as its new CEO. Egging will oversee operations of the hospice, home health and palliative care organization. This marks her return to the organization.

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Hospice Programs Slated for Closure Remain Open

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Hospice programs in central New York remain open, despite local legislators previously indicating staffing-related closures. In 2022, legislators in Oswego County in New York state voted to shutter its hospice services within the year. However, The Caring Coalition of Central New York, d.b.a.

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Fleece Takes Helm as Empath Health CEO, Begins ‘One Hospice’ Initiative

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Empath provides hospice, home health care, primary care, palliative care, PACE, AIDS and sexual wellness care, and adult day services to a combined total of more than 23,000 individuals. I really grew up in health care, and it always resonated with me. I wasn’t seeking hospice.”

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

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She returns to the company after nearly three years at the helm of San Diego-based The Elizabeth Hospice as its chief strategy officer. In her new role, she’ll oversee the company’s staff providing care across five counties in the state’s southern region. Kauai Hospice Recruits Retired Emergency Doc as Medical Director.

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Silverstone Hospice’s Pathway to 700% Growth During a Pandemic

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Since the company launched in 2020, Founder and CEO Alfonso Montiel had days when he feared Texas-based Silverstone Hospice would not survive. Silverstone came on the scene after Montiel’s purchase and rebranding of Comfort Care Hospice in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Montiel came to hospice through a circuitous route.