Home Runs for Hospice is a breakfast event organized by Chapters Health System to educate the community about how LifePath Hospice provides care and support for patients and families who are in need of compassion.
Category Archives: Blog Posts
How Hospice Helps Stroke Patients (DRops of Wisdom)
On DRops of Wisdom, Dr. Stewart Stein, associate vice president of medical services for Chapters Health System, describes the importance of raising stroke awareness during the month of May, National Stroke Awareness Month.
Gift of Giving Courtesy of Women Supporting Good Shepherd Hospice
For those who have experienced the benefits of hospice, the gift of giving takes on a personal significance that is quite unique. Yet there is a common thread that runs through everyone — hospice care touched their hearts.
Raising Skin Cancer Awareness: Know What to Look For
Living in Florida, residents can expect approximately 250 days a year to be filled with the sun’s strong rays. Despite the obvious, however, many Floridians do not understand the perils of the sun. Every year, the month of May is set aside to raise skin cancer awareness.
Kent Haruf’s ‘Benediction’ Review: An Utterance of a Blessing
With a minimum number of pen strokes, Kent Haruf quickly paints a deft picture of Holt, Colorado, which sets the tone, time and place of his novel “Benediction” within its first pages. Although a fictional portrayal of a man’s end-of-life experience, it is very true and spot on.
Celebrating Hospice Volunteers
In honor of National Volunteer Week, we are celebrating hospice volunteers with spotlights on a few who make a difference in the lives of patients and families.
Medicare Hospice Benefit Explained (DRops of Wisdom)
On the Chapters Health System physician blog, Dr. Andrea Miller, the medical director for Good Shepherd Hospice describes the Medicare hospice benefit.
Social Workers in Hospice Explained
During the third month of the year, social workers are recognized across the country and the important contributions they make to society are highlighted.
Hospice Aide Extraordinaire: Patricia Johnson and Her 40 Years with Good Shepherd Hospice
For once in her life, Hospice Aide Patricia “Pat” Johnson was speechless. She had no inkling that her co-workers, family, friends and even her pastor would all gather together to honor her 40 years of service with Good Shepherd Hospice.
‘The Bright Hour’ Review
Although Nora Krug in her Washington Post review compares “The Bright Hour” to “When Breath Becomes Air,” the two books handle the end-of-life journey differently.