The new Pure Healthcare Center in Centerville will offer supportive care at home for those with complex illnesses. A beam signing ceremony was held today at the construction site for the three-story, 36,000-square-foot building. The new facility is located at…
Chirag Patel, MD, and Wendy Schmitz, MD, have been named to new roles with the southwest care region of Ohio’s Hospice Dr. Patel will serve as President of Innovative Care Solutions/Pure Healthcare and Regional Chief Medical Officer for the five…
November marks the observance of Hospice and Palliative Care Month (Join the conversation: #HospiceMonth), and Ohio's Hospice affiliates are actively engaged in offering education about hospice and palliative care to other clinicians who care for those facing life-limiting illnesses. Continuing education…
On World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (and every day), our mission is to help the world better understand hospice and palliative care. When you talk with others about hospice and palliative care, we hope you have these key take-aways…
The hospice pharmacist is a full member of the hospice interdisciplinary team. High-quality hospice and palliative care includes pharmacists who: Evaluate medication orders and ensure timely delivery of effective medications for patients. Counsel and educate team members about medication therapy.…
A gentle touch can sometimes be the best medicine for patients. Massage therapy is one of the complementary therapies available to Ohio’s Hospice patients. It can be hugely beneficial. “People who have pain or want a holistic approach taking as…
In 2010, Hospice House nurse Kathy Emerson at Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton proposed an experiment entitled “Star Therapy." The purpose of this therapy was to help relieve the symptoms often experienced at the end-of-life. Starlight TherapyTM uses a projector to project…
