What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For Bert Snyder, it means providing holistic care through spiritual support to patients and their families as chaplain for Renown Hospice. Bert became a hospice chaplain as a way to incorporate spiritual, psychological and emotional care for the patients he works worth.…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. This month, we asked the #MyHospice community to share stories about how hospice helped with the loss of a loved one. See some of their responses below: “Our hospice facility took care of my husband 10 days and me a year. I…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. This month, we asked the #MyHospice community to share stories about how hospice helped their fathers. See some of their responses below: “My dad’s hospice nurse knew that his final wish was to walk his granddaughter around the block one more time.…
The HAN Team is delighted to welcome Natasha Cooke and Nicholas Telesco, who will be with us until the end of July. A message from Natasha: Hi! My name is Natasha Cooke and I am the new intern for NHPCO and the Hospice Action Network! I am a student at the University of New Mexico…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For My Hospice Ambassadors, like Kimberly Ouwehand, it means acting as a leader in their state to support Medicare’s first coordinated care model and protect the Medicare Hospice Benefit. My Hospice Ambassadors are hospice and palliative care professionals with an interest in…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For My Hospice Ambassadors, like Honey Goodman, it means acting as a leader in their state to support Medicare’s first coordinated care model and protect the Medicare Hospice Benefit. My Hospice Ambassadors are hospice and palliative care professionals with an interest in…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For Best Hospice Care of Texas, it means celebrating their dedicated staff. As Medicare’s first coordinated care model, we must protect the Medicare Hospice Benefit for programs like Best Hospice of Texas. Below are stories recently shared by Best Hospice Care of…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. This month, we asked the #MyHospice community to tell us about a hospice nurse that made a difference in their life. See some of their responses below: When my father was struggling with COPD and other lung diseases he had an angel…
Sure, it’s exciting to visit Washington, D.C. and see the U.S. Capitol- but if you really want to get to know your Member of Congress, there’s no better place than your own backyard! That’s why NHPCO is working to launch a My Hospice Congressional Roundtable program to connect hospice providers with their Members of Congress…
What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For Judy, it meant making patients and their families feel cared for, comfortable, and dignified. As Medicare’s first coordinated care model, we must protect the Medicare Hospice Benefit for nurses like Judy. Judy Hendry has served critically-ill patients and their families for…