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 …