Amid a rash of financial headwinds, Forks Community Hospital is investing in a palliative care program. This decision came after physicians at the Washington state-based hospital noticed a troubling trend: People with chronic conditions often come to the emergency room in a crisis because no one provides the care they need in the home setting. […]
Dr. Jennifer Reidy believes that anyone who graduates from medical school should be able to lead effective, compassionate conversations with people with serious illnesses. As the chair of the Massachusetts Medical School Collaborative and an associate professor at UMass Chan Medical School, she is leading an effort to integrate palliative care into the core medical […]
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