AMOREM Launches New Inpatient Center, Agrace Temporarily Closes Facility

Some hospices have recently expanded the reach of their inpatient services while other providers have temporarily shuttered these programs. AMOREM Set to Launch Inpatient Facility North Carolina-based AMOREM will soon unveil a new inpatient hospice care facility to help improve access in its home state. Located in Boone, North Carolina, the facility will expand inpatient […]

Hospice of the Red River Valley Expands Services for Dual-Eligible Populations

North Dakota-based Hospice of the Red River Valley is focused on expanding its home- and community-based services among dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid populations in need of greater support. Serious and terminally ill patients in lower socioeconomic and underserved regions face several competing challenges in accessing health care, according to Tracee Capron, executive director at Hospice […]

Hospice of the Red River Valley to Open Hospice House

Hospice of the Red River Valley recently began construction on a new inpatient facility in North Dakota. Set to open by 2024, Heather’s House will expand hospice care options for both adult and pediatric patients.  Development of the hospice house has been a long journey. The hospice’s recent announcement follows nearly two decades of fundraising […]

Large Hospices Bouncing Back from Pandemic Faster Than Small Providers

Trends in market share growth can demonstrate how well hospices were able to recover from the headwinds brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. New data from Trella Health indicate that in many cases large national organizations were able to return to pre-pandemic admission levels faster than smaller companies and nonprofits. Nationally, Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) […]

New North Dakota Law Allows Licensure of Residential Hospices

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) has signed legislation that will permit the establishment of residential end-of-life care facilities in the state. The new law gives the state Department of Health authority to license these operations.  Such laws are common in the United States. North Dakota may be the last state in the nation to […]

Altru Health System Transfers End-of-Life Operations to Hospice of Red River Valley

Hospice of the Red River Valley, which provides care in Minnesota and North Dakota, is taking over the hospice operations of the Altru Health System. The transition will add 4,000 square miles to the hospice’s footprint, with much of the territory in rural areas. The organization’s service area will total nearly 43,000 square miles, Bonnie […]