Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice Expands With New Office

Springfield-based Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice recently opened a new office location in Clark County, in the central region of the state.  The new location will allow for expanded community reach and access to hospice care in the area, as well as across three surrounding counties, according to Melissa Blosser, director of care at Ohio’s Community […]

Ohio’s Hospice, Kettering Health Launch Hospice, Palliative Fellowship

Ohio’s Hospice and the Kettering Health hospital system are collaborating on a hospice and palliative medicine fellowship to help bolster the field’s physician workforce. The program will accept two fellows annually at Kettering’s Soin Medical Center and two Ohio’s Hospice affiliates, Pure Healthcare and Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton. Since long before the pandemic, the workforce […]

Hospices Work to Reach Underserved LGBTQ+ Communities

The LGBTQ+ community has been among the groups historically underserved by hospice, with mistrust of the health care system at large and provider bias as leading roadblocks to quality end-of-life care. Hospice providers are increasingly working to better understand the LGBTQ+ population and improve access to care. Issues of equity, inclusion and diversity have plagued […]