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Partners In Care CEO Appointed to Oregon Hospice and Palliative Care Association Board
News Release: Partners In Care, the leading provider of hospice, home health, and palliative care in the Central Oregon region, is pleased to announce that CEO Greg Hagfors has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Oregon Hospice and Palliative Care...
The Value of Local, Nonprofit Hospice and Palliative Care
Now, more than ever, people have a say in their healthcare choices, including how and where they receive care, and even how they live life with a serious illness. The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally changed the way Americans make their healthcare decisions and has...
Summit Health and Partners In Care Form New Palliative Care Partnership
Summit Health Oregon, the largest independent primary care and multispecialty physician-led medical group in Central Oregon, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership in the delivery of palliative care services with Partners In Care, the leading provider of hospice and home health care in the region.
Partners In Care Names New CEO
Partners In Care, the leading provider of hospice care in the Central Oregon region, announces the appointment of Greg Hagfors as its new Chief Executive Officer, according to its President and Board Chair Suzanne Lafky.
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New Research Shows Hospice Care Reduces Medicare Costs
Hospice Care Contributed to $3.5 Billion in Medicare Savings in One Year. Better Outcomes Together with Medicare Savings Demonstrate Hospice’s Value
(Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC) – New research shows that patients’ use of hospice care contributed to $3.5 billion in savings for Medicare in 2019, while providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers…
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‘We do not do the end of life well’ – How hospice can help
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s decision to seek hospice care and receive care at home has helped bring awareness to an industry that quietly serves people at the end of their lives.
Hospice, which provides care and support services for patients who are terminally ill with a life expectancy of six months or less, offers care at the end of life — something that people often are uncomfortable talking about… Read more
Redmond toddler, family struggle against devastating diagnosis
“That’s the thing. This is a learning process,” Megan Ryan said. “We’re a team. We’re going through this together. Kash is teaching us.”
“My job is to help people live — not die,” Kindra Wey, Kashtyn’s hospice nurse, said. Rather than making Kashtyn suffer just to extend his life for a few more months, the family has decided to instead focus on making his short life as happy and comfortable as possible…