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Hospice of Hope is
pleased to announce that Dr. Audrey Spencer has joined the
organization's board of medical directors. On December 1st, 2005 she
joined Dr. Anthony Neff, Dr. Jeffrey Beery, Dr. Robert Ross as active
medical directors for Hospice of Hope while Dr. Peter Egan will be
rotating off the board. Judy Johnson, Team Facilitator at hospice
stated, “We are very appreciative of the years of service that Dr. Egan
provided as medical director. His expertise and knowledge proved to be
very beneficial towards our pursuit of exceptional care.”
Medicare guidelines define essential roles for hospice medical
directors.
They are charged with overseeing clinical aspects of the hospice
program,
consulting with interdisciplinary teams, certifying patients’ terminal
illnesses and directing the agency’s overall patient care policies and
quality
of care procedures. Hospice of Hope employs a full-time team physician;
Dr. Paul Junker, who assists interdisciplinary teams with thorough,
appropriate, evidence-based decisions about palliative drugs and
treatments.
Kavin Cartmell, Executive Director for Hospice of Hope stated, “We are
so
pleased to add such a high caliber physician such as Dr. Spencer to our
staff of medical directors. Her valuable input and guidance will play an
important role in our organizations’ pursuit to exceptional end-of-life
care”.
Hospice of Hope’s mission strives to improve the quality of life and
death
with dignity, by providing emotional, physical and spiritual care to
terminally ill patients, their families and the community. By appointing
quality physicians as medical directors, Hospice of Hope ensures quality
objectives are being addressed.
For more caregiver information contact Hospice of Hope
at 759-4050 or
1-800-928-4848. |
