Oregon Regulators Review Compassus, Providence JV Amid Labor Union Concerns

A joint venture between home-based care provider Compassus and the Providence health system has been delayed due an ongoing state review in Oregon. Compassus in October formed a joint venture with Providence to assume management of its home-based care business lines, with each company owning a 50% stake. Branded as Providence at Home with Compassus, […]

Hospice Provider Compassus Forms JV with Providence Health System

The home-based care provider Compassus has established a joint venture with the health system Providence. Through the JV, Compassus will assume management of Providence’s home-based care business lines, with each company owning a 50% stake. Services offered through the JV will include hospice, palliative care, home health and private duty nursing, branded as Providence at […]

Compliance ‘Paramount’ to Hospice Investment, Growth Potential

Private equity, venture capital firms and strategic investors have had a strong appetite for hospice assets in recent years. These investment trends fostered both concerns and opportunities within the industry. Interest in the hospice space has proliferated among nonprofit and for-profit investors alike, according to David DeGumbia, senior vice president and chief development officer at […]

Executive Shifts at Amedisys, AMOREM, VITAS; Compassus, Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoint New Clinical Leaders

Amedisys’ New Chief Accounting Officer The forthcoming acquisition of Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) by UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum has sparked executive shifts. The home health and hospice provider recently announced the leadership changes in a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). Allyson Guidroz was recently appointed as its chief accounting […]

Compassus, VNS Health Team Up to Manage End-of-Life Care for Medicare Advantage Payers

Compassus and VNS Health have formed a value-based collaboration aimed at improving access, awareness and quality of hospice and palliative care services. The two home-based care organizations are joining forces in a Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model partnership. Through the collaboration, VNS Health and Compassus will help MA health plans to manage […]

Compassus Makes Moves in C-Suite; Workforce Retention at Core of AccentCare’s Leadership Change

New COO Takes Helm at Compassus Laura Templeton has risen through the ranks at Compassus, recently becoming its new COO and executive vice president. Since joining the company in 2012, Templeton has served as senior vice president and chief of clinical operations. In the midst of a worsening industry-wide staffing shortage, Templeton was charged with […]

New Compassus CEO Grams: Workforce and Tech Top of Mind for 2022

Compassus last week announced that David Grams is taking the helm as the company’s new CEO. Grams recently connected with Hospice News to delve deeper into the company’s strategies for navigating an evolving payment landscape, staffing shortages and shifts in the delivery of care during a pandemic. A portfolio company of the private equity firm […]

Compassus Launches Campaign to Prevent Suicides Among Hospice Patients

An sometimes overlooked risk to hospice patients is suicide. Hospice and palliative care provider Compassus, one of the nation’s largest hospice providers, has launched an internal campaign to help its staff recognize the warning signs and identify potential interventions. Compassus, a portfolio company of the private equity firm Towerbrook Capital Partners and the health system […]

Hospice Providers Quickly Opening Inpatient Units for COVID-19 Patients

Hospices are adapting their inpatient facilities to care for COVID-19 patients as the number of people afflicted with the virus continues to swell. Though many, if not most, coronavirus patients receive care in their homes, in some instances the severity of symptoms necessitates inpatient care.  Georgia-based Hospice Savannah and some locations of the national chain […]