Mortality predictions and behavioral nudges by machine learning systems are associated with increased advance care planning utilization and reductions in high-acuity care. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania recently studied the effectiveness of machine learning algorithms in identifying high-risk cancer patients nearing the last six months of life between June 17, 2019 and April 20, […]
Hospice News spoke with a group of industry leaders — from publicly traded companies, private firms and nonprofit organizations — about the major trends and most pressing concerns on their radar as the new year approaches. Common threads among their remarks show that leaders in the hospice community continue to have their eyes on pervasive […]
Minnesota-based St. Croix Hospice has been on a quest to conquer the Midwest through acquisitions and de novos. The company today announced its purchase of Adaptive Hospice from Help at Home, which brings St. Croix three new locations and a foothold in Indiana — the 10th state in their footprint. The hospice provider is a […]
Minnesota-based St. Croix Hospice continues to stretch its footprint across the Midwest with a de novo located in the southern region of its home state. Opening a new location in Albert Lea, Minn., will help improve access to more communities in the area, according to St. Croix CEO Heath Bartness. The hospice has provided services […]
St. Croix Hospice has acquired Corpore Sano Hospice in Plymouth, Mich., the company’s second location in that state. Financial terms were undisclosed. St. Croix, which is backed by the private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, has been on a growth trajectory for at least the past three years, with a focus on Midwestern markets. In addition […]
St. Croix Hospice has expanded in Missouri with a Jefferson City de novo in the central region of the state. This is the company’s seventh Missouri location, bringing the number of counties St. Croix Hospice serves in the Show-Me State to 44. They opened a previous de novo in the city of Independence last March. […]
St. Croix Hospice has acquired Lombard, Ill.-based Lexington Hospice Care. The company entered the Illinois market last year through a prior transaction. Financial terms were undisclosed. St. Croix, which is backed by the private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, has been on an expansion blitz for at least the past three years, with a focus on […]
Mergers-and-acquisition activity continues to boom in the hospice space this year. Deal volume may exceed the record number from the prior two years. As many as 61% of the 203 hospice care professionals who responded to a recent Hospice News Outlook Survey and Report said they anticipate that hospice M&A activity will increase during 2022. […]
More than 67% of the 203 hospice care professionals surveyed indicated that staffing was their greatest non-COVID related challenge in 2022, according to the 2022 Hospice News Outlook Survey and Report. This is a rise from 33% the prior year. Staffing shortages have long been a thorn in the side of the hospice industry and […]
St. Croix Hospice has expanded into South Dakota, a new market for the Minnesota-based company. The hospice began considering the move in response to feedback from employees who formerly resided in the state. South Dakota is the ninth state to which St. Croix has expanded. The company has a number of staff members who originated […]
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