Palliative Care News

Winners of the One Wish Lottery and Lottery Manager Dawn Watson show off how much has been raised for charity , and how much has been paid out , by the One Wish Lottery The One Wish Lottery has raised more than A 5m for hospices throughout the North-East since its inception in 1998 and has given away more than A 2m in prizes.

FOURTEEN paintings created by patients at Bradford's Marie Curie Hospice are going on show at London's Royal Academy next week.

The Ride for Hope cruised through Abbotsford Wednesday, stopping at the Canuck Place Children's Hospice, Dave Lede Campus of Care at the London Drugs at West Oaks Mall.

LAKE COUNTY >> With a relatively short history in the U.S. medical field, hospice programs continue to encourage conversations on end-of-life wishes as 35.5 percent of patients nationally are admitted under hospice care within their last seven days of life, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

The Gannett Foundation has awarded grants of $2,000 each to two area nonprofit organizations, Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls and CareFirst in Corning.

Ideally, hospice care is provided in the comfort of a patient's home. But when pain or symptoms of end-stage disease cannot be adequately managed in the home setting, a short-term stay at Seasons Hospice inpatient center may be necessary.

Hospice palliative care is a philosophy of care that aims to relieve suffering and improve the quality of life for clients with life-threatening illnesses or end of life issues.

As a licensed funeral director, owner and manager of Phillips Memorial Home, the announcement from SUNY Canton says, he is an advocate of quality end-of-life care for community members through his volunteer work with Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley.

A GRANDMOTHER is drawing on a lifetime of caring experience to bring emotional comfort to people with life-limiting illness in their own homes.

Introduction - Commercialized Hospices We have occasionally written about the rise of the commercialized hospice industry, and concerns that commercialized hospices may not be providing the compassionate care they promise.

The Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina is proud to announce that two of its members have been appointed to serve on the North Carolina State Health Coordinating Council by Governor Pat McCrory.

* Palliative care consults lowered costs for patients with a primary diagnosis of cancer, both for patients discharged alive and those who died in the hospital.

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital has earned Advanced Certification for Palliative Care which recognizes the hospital's focus on patient and family-centered care to optimize the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses.

But two intrepid management consultants from Worcester walked 570 miles across Spain in a bid to raise money for St Richard's Hospice.

The annual golf tournament, held May 23 at the Northview Golf and Country Club, featured prizes, live and silent auctions and more.

Terminally ill Judith Jovanic, 68, from Skipton has become one of the first to receive a vital mini iPad linking her directly with Airedale Hospital A TERMINALLY ill woman from Skipton has become one of the first to receive a vital mini iPad linking her directly with Airedale Hospital.

Top row from left, Lynda Tanner, president and CEO of Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, Don and Dee Dee Barthelmess, Carol Kallman's husband and Don and Carol's daughter, with Robyn Parker, Santa Barbara Yacht Club Charity Regatta chair; Tom Parker, SBYC Charity Regatta past chair, and Rick Keith, VNHC Foundation executive director; bottom row from ... (more)

The trust in charge of Boston's Pilgrim Hospital will stay in 'special measures' after inspectors found it still requires improvement.

Will Humble, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, announced the decision today in his blog.

OTTAWA10/28/08-Dr Rene Leiva is a palliative care physician who wrote a letter to the editor about the"depression of the soul" for dying patientsl.Photo by Bruno Schlumberger,The Ottawa Citizen, assgt number 92238 A policy review by the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons is sparking renewed debate about whether doctors should be allowed to ... (more)