Palliative Care News

BURYa TMS business community turned out in force for a charity quiz which raised A 4,734 to be shared between two hospices.

Hardly a day goes by without a discussion or debate between physicians and other health care professionals about staggering health care costs and the national health reform initiatives.

Lamar Area Hospice staff members, back row, l-r: Sandra Huser, RN; Martha Thompson, RN; Kris Robinson, medical records clerk; Lisa Hubbard, office manager; Kanli Pelley, RN; and Tina Musick, CNA.

In celebration of National Hospice Month, Covenant Hospice and Tallahassee Nurseries will be holding a Tree Planting and Dedication Celebration at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov.

MEMORIAL WREATH: The Accolade Hospice team in Burleson, TX, hold a special memorial after the passing of every patient.

The McGill University Health Centre and McGill University congratulate Dr. Balfour M. Mount, Founding Director of the Royal Victoria Hospital Palliative Care Service of the MUHC and Emeritus Professor of Palliative Medicine at McGill University, on his induction into the Academy of Great Montrealers.

November, what do you think of this time of the year? Turkeys, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and loved ones" right? That is what is on a lot of our minds right now, but something else is on our minds here at XL Hospice.

Thirty years ago, a group of community members met to talk about developing a hospice for terminally ill patients.

More than 12 million Americans rely on home health care each year, according to the National Association for Home Care & Hospice.

This week, Hospice of the Valley opens an inpatient hospice home on the campus of Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.

Amy Resnick, RN, BSN, did not intend to work with sick children or in home care, but today she's immersed in both as a hospice nurse in the pediatric hospice program at Hospice Care Network.

Agnesian HealthCare invites area residents to a presentation titled "Hospice Care ... a Journey of Compassion." The free Agnesian HealthCare Hospice Hope 30th anniversary program is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

Linda Downey is a quilter, and examples of her handiwork decorate the walls of conference rooms at Willamette Valley Hospice.

Tina Eckels in the visitation room will be managing the new St. Anthony's Hospice Unit at Community Methodist Hospital.

Death and dying!A End of life!A These are not things which most of us want to think about, either for ourselves or our loved ones.A Yet they are issues that Amy Stern and the hundreds of staff and volunteers at United Hospice of Rockland prepare for and deal with all the time.

Submitted by Freddi Hoffmann on 2009-10-30.   November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.

X Factor judge Simon Cowell showed off his softer side when he became patron of charity Children's Hospices UK.

Health Care Indians suffer in a land awash with painkillers A 55-year-old woman holds her husband, a 67-year-old lung cancer patient who receives palliative care from an NGO in south Kerala, India.

Dr. Deb Harrold wants to help you die well. If it sounds eerie, ita s not meant to.

Hundreds of thousands of patients in India unnecessarily experience excruciating pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report today.