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 ...

Hospice Care

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 ...

Hospice Care

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 ...

Hospice Care

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 ...

Hospice Care

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 Care

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 ...

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Preparation Protected Our Patients & Staff

by Brianna Halstied, Media Coordinator With the nation dealing with a global pandemic, access to personal protective equipment (PPE) has become scarce in many parts ...

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National Nurses Week at Hospice East Bay

This video was produced by Brianna Halstied, Media Coordinator for Hospice East Bay.

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National Volunteer Week During Covid-19

This video was produced by Brianna Halstied, Media Coordinator for Hospice East Bay.

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You Are A Bridge

This video was produced by Get Palliative Care, a non-profit organization that supports education and awareness about Palliative Care.

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A Day in the Life of a Music Therapist

Please join me as we travel through a day in the life of a hospice music therapist. Our first visit of the day is with ...

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A Wedding at Bruns House

I first met Tonya on a Monday evening as I was preparing to go home for the day. Her mother had been admitted to Bruns ...

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Veteran Volunteers – Interview with Bob Ellis

On February 18, 2019, Hospice East Bay Volunteer Bob Ellis was interviewed by Stephen Burchik for the CCC-TV program “Veterans’ Voices.” This is an edited ...

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An Expression of Gratitude

In February of 2019, the wife of one of our patients addressed the staff at Hospice East Bay to express her gratitude for the care ...

Palliative Care

The Truth About Palliative Care

By Russ Granich, MD,Chief Medical Officer of Palliative Care of the East Bay Many people get upset if their doctor says she wants to refer ...

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Giving Tree Delivers Cheer at the Holidays

It was another successful year for Hospice East Bay’s Giving Tree project! At the holidays, the Giving Tree project amplifies the kindness that Hospice East ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Note from the CEO, Summer 2017

Hospice East Bay is celebrating our 40th year serving our communities. We are proud to have been a pioneer hospice program serving patients and families ...

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Music Therapy Supports Patients

Hospice East Bay incorporates music into many aspects of our work. Our Spiritual Care Counselors use music when caring for patients and families, our Music ...

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Whatever Will Be, Will Be

By Bess Chosak, Hospice East Bay Volunteer My first glimpse of my newly assigned patient was of a small bundle of a lady—a crown of ...

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