Hospice / Palliative Care
The Decision to Accept or Refuse Hospice Care Must Always Remain with the Patient
By Sr. Beth Momburg, SSS, MSG In a recent publication entitled Do you Know Your Rights as a Patient? (Scholl’15) two items stand out under the subtitle “You have the Right”. You have the right to have your spiritual, cultural, … Continued
Changes in Hospice in the Last Thirty Years
by Rabbi Louis J. Feldman, Ph.D. Ask a very elderly physician who has reached the venerable age of 95 or older and he/she will tell you heart-rending stories of entire wards of patients who died for lack of a simple … Continued
Hospice and Palliative Care Do Differ
Author: Betty Odello, RN, MN It is important to know that there is a difference between palliative and hospice care. Both aim to keep the patient comfortable and pain free. While hospice care is reserved for a patient during the … Continued
Prolife at End of Life: Redefining the Hospice Movement to Protect the Vulnerable
Author: Dr. Cristen Krebs, DNP, ANP-BC “As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me” -Matthew 25:40 Scripture reminds us that as Christians, it is our duty to care for the … Continued