HopeHealth nurse Austyn Joaquin, RN, BSN, didn’t hesitate to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once it became available to HopeHealth employees.
HopeHealth nurse Austyn Joaquin, RN, BSN, didn’t hesitate to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once it became available to HopeHealth employees.
Errors on death certificates are a widely recognized problem. HopeHealth Medical Director Dr. Christine Nevins Herbert is committed to improving accuracy when she fills out this legal document. Because it’s personal.
Maddie Stepanian is 80 years old and, after 15 wonderful years as a HopeHealth hospice volunteer, she is retiring. Volunteers do many different things at HopeHealth, depending on their preference. Some, like Maddie, offer companionship to hospice patients and their families. Happy reflections on volunteering Maddie chose hospice volunteering to continue using her nursing experience Read More
What were our top-read stories of the year? Our three top blog stories of 2020 touched on self-care, frontline health care workers, and the powerful love between a mother and her son. Here are the posts that our readers clicked the most. Post #1: Our hospice chaplain offers a creative mix of self-care ideas to Read More
For people in grief, facing the holiday season with pandemic restrictions can be overwhelming. A mix of traditional and virtual grief support techniques can help.
To honor their mother’s memory, four siblings created specially-made patient gowns with pizzaz to donate to hospice patients.
In early 2020, Barbara Davis passed away while receiving inpatient hospice care with HopeHealth. She asked us to share her story so others could understand the benefits of hospice care. In a softly lit room of the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Barbara Davis reclines in a hospital bed, crocheting a blue and white scarf. Although Read More
From the coronavirus frontline: A palliative care doctor shares how his team has adapted and brought slivers of light to patients and their families this year.
A registered nurse switches to a home care nursing career and discovers the professional and personal enrichment she craved.
A widow uses poetry to express grief and finds new meaning by leading virtual support groups.