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Hospice Care

Putting Patients First

Recently Hospice East Bay admitted a patient in her early 60s who had been diagnosed with glioblastoma. Glioblastoma is an aggressive type of cancer that …

Mutual Impact

Hospice work is unlike any other area in healthcare because we see most patients and families in their own home settings. We become guests in …

It’s the Little Things

Recently one of our spiritual care counselors visited a patient who lives in his own home and prides himself on his flower garden. On good …

When Patients “Graduate”

People are often surprised to learn that, for some patients, conditions actually improve while under hospice care. At Hospice East Bay, we say that these …

Teaching Each Other

At Hospice East Bay, we teach staff members to think of themselves first as educators. Most patients and families find themselves in new territory, faced …

Hospice Never Sleeps

As a Medicare-certified hospice, Hospice East Bay is required to have nurses available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to answer questions or …

Hospice Moments – Last Week

Spiritual Care Counselor Bette Birnbaum is often moved to poetry by her experiences with families in hospice. Here is one of her recent poems: Even …

Hospice Moments – Inspired by JW

Spiritual Care Counselor Bette Birnbaum is often moved to poetry by her experiences with families in hospice. Here is one of her recent poems: She …

Hospice Poet Wins National Contest

Our own Spiritual Care Counselor, Bette Birnbaum, submitted the following poem to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization creative arts contest and won! We …

The Catalyst

In biology class, we learn how plants grow. A green plant uses sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into sugars that the plant uses …

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