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Tag Archives: Hospitals
What Is a Palliative Care Nurse? An Interview with Judith Redwing Keyssar
Palliative care specialist opens up about health care, consultation, and end-of-life
Judith Redwing Keyssar is the Director of the Palliative Care Program at Seniors at Home, a program of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service. Her book, Last Acts of Kindness (2010), is a collection of her experiences being a … Continue reading
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Tagged End-of-life care, Hospice, Hospital Care, Hospitals, Palliative Care
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Outcomes Are Poor for Hospitalized Elderly Patients
Hospitalization makes many seniors more ill
In general, we think of hospitals as places that provide good outcomes. We arrive sick and in need of care, and we leave with improved health or quality of life. But when older adults enter the hospital, these good outcomes are … Continue reading
Studies Show Differences in Quality of Palliative Care
Black patients and patients with organ failure report poor levels of palliative care
Palliative care is designed to provide comfort to people who have terminal illnesses. Yet multiple studies show that not all patients receive the same quality of care. In one study of Veterans Administration hospitals, black patients were less likely than white patients … Continue reading
What Forms of Support Exist for Children Facing End of Life? An Interview with Angie Carmignani
Angie Carmignani of The Taylor Family Foundation helps children at the end of their lives and their families with various forms of support
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Angie Carmignani, Executive Director of The Taylor Family Foundation, an organization striving to enhance the quality of life for children facing disabilities and life-threatening illnesses as well as providing support for those at the end of … Continue reading
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Tagged camp arroyo, Children and Death, End of Life Care Issues, End of life preparations, family dealing with end of life, forms of support, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Illness during the holidays, Mortality of Children, the end of life, The Taylor Family Foundation
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What Is Palliative Care? An Interview with Dawn Gross
Why palliative care physicians are fairy godmothers, not "Grim Reapers"
Dawn Gross, MD, PhD, is a hospice physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Her background is in hematology and immunology, and she now works for the hospital’s Palliative Care Service, specializing in treating patients facing life-altering illnesses and … Continue reading
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Tagged Death and Dying, End-of-life care, Healthcare, Hospice, Hospitals, Palliative Care
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8 Factors That Determine the Top 10 Hospitals in the U.S.
My experience with the 7th top rated hospital, UCSF
Let’s start by looking at the best hospitals from the vantage point of the U.S. News and World Report. The 8 factors for ranking hospital standards are… Continue reading
