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Three local community leaders have joined the board of directors for Hope HealthCare Services.

Hope HealthCare Services announces Tamara DeCaro as director of Hope Care and Jill Waruszewski as director of Hope Comfort Care.

Samira K. Beckwith, president and CEO of Hope HealthCare Services, has been named the 2012 Distinguished Citizen of the Year by the Southwest Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America.

It may surprise many people to learn that 25 percent of those who die every year in the U.S. are Veterans.

Comprehensive Hospice and Palliative Care (CHPC) is pleased to announce that effective October 5, 2011, CHPC has been granted its’ Medicare A and B licenses.

This program helps caregivers learn how to obtain needed community resources, manage caregiver stress, organize important documents, monitor safety and risk and decrease the sense of caregiver burden.

The Regence Foundation awarded $238,000 to Rogue Valley Medical Center to implement a hospital-based palliative care program toward helping seriously ill patients find relief from the symptoms of their disease.

The Michigan Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is pleased to announce that Lisa Ashley has been selected as the organization’s new chief executive officer.

The team at Golden Orchards would like you to take the opportunity to learn about the benefits of hospice and palliative care. Recent research has demonstrated that comfort support increases quality of life and can assist people in living longer.

Allied Healthcare International Inc., said Monday that its UK subsidiary, Allied Healthcare Group Limited, had acquired the homecare business of Health and Lifecare Options Limited (HALO) for $4.1 million (£2.5 million).

Hospice care helps patients and families focus on living. This is the message that Hospice at Home is sharing with the community during National Hospice/Palliative Care Month. This important message is important all year round.

Live 60-minute audio conference webcast scheduled for Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT

Trends in the management of hospice programs, regulations and compliance, the importance of increasing referrals, best practices, key developments and a focus on the hospice profession are just a few of the reference topics in the new Yearbook.

This book takes you on a journey into the heart and soul of healing care. It outlines a process whereby the reader can remember who they really are.