We offer the right care
at the right time.
Cares at Home is a palliative care option that provides expert pain and symptom control for those with a serious or chronic illness.
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Our Hospice Program provides care for patients with serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses.
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The Healing Hearts Center was created to help adults and children with their grief and to support them as they rebuild their lives.
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Regional Hospice is a proud affiliate of Danbury Hospital
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Congressman Chris Murphy Visits Regional Hospice
Congressman Murphy visited Regional Hospice to learn more about how agencies that provide hospice and palliative home care are affected by changes in reimbursement rates and extensive reporting requirements. Congressman Murphy chose to meet with Regional Hospice because of the agency’s role as an innovative leader in delivering care to families in Western Connecticut. With new payment methodologies expected to be implemented as part of healthcare reform, it was an important opportunity to share with Congressman Murphy the anticipated effect of changes to hospice and homecare.
Pictured above: Congressman Chris Murphy with Cynthia Roy Squitieri (right), Regional Hospice executive director and Mary Kincart (left), director of clinical operations.
Palliative Care Extends Life, Study Finds
According to a New York Times story, a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that patients who received palliative care lived longer.
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Online Donations: Every Gift Makes a Difference
From medical supplies to snacks for our Healing Hearts children's program, every contribution makes a diference.
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In Hospice, Care and Comfort as Life Wanes
A recent article printed in The New York Times focuses on the hospice philosophy of care.
Published: November 30, 2009I spent a day last month shadowing hospice workers from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. With each visit to the homes of four patients whose lives were ebbing, the caring, patience, attention and expertise I observed left me wondering why all medicine is not like this — focused on the whole person, not just a disease.
Yahoo News features story about hospice care:
Discussing end-of-life care lowers cost: U.S. study
Healing Hearts Recieves National Recognition:
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