Hospice offers grief support program

ONANCOCK -- Hospice and Palliative Care of the Eastern Shore realizes that the weeks and months following the death of a loved one are very difficult. Many find comfort in being with others who have had similar experiences, which is why a grief support program is offered to all Accomack and Northampton County residents, not just Hospice families.

Community Nurse & Hospice Care is recognized

NEW BEDFORD — Community Nurse & Hospice Care has been recognized by the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts for representing the best in innovative thinking amongst Massachusetts agencies.

Hospice helps those with congestive heart failure

Hospice of the Valley's Congestive Heart Failure program provides education and reference tools to patients, families, caregivers, group home and assisted living staff.

Cancer Patients Discuss End-of-Life Care with Physician but Often Late

A Dana-Farber Cancer Institute study suggests that many terminally ill cancer patients do talk with a doctor about their preferences for end-of-life care, but those conversations often occur late in the course of their illness. Furthermore, the conversations tended to be with a hospital-based physician and not their oncologist who has been caring for them.

Crozer-Keystone opens inpatient hospice unit at Taylor Hospital

Since the late 1980s, the professionals and volunteers of Crozer-Keystone Health System's Hospice department have brought dignity and peace to terminal patients in Delaware County. Hospice is comprehensive medical care designed specifically for those approaching the last stages of life. It encourages the continuation of a meaningful life in the presence of a terminal illness.