Hospice News February 26, 2024
Despite obstacles to expanding pediatric hospice care, Community Hospice & Palliative Care, has seen its program’s census and workforce grow.
The Florida-based provider is an affiliate of Alivia Care Inc. Its pediatric program, dubbed Community PedsCare, has been more than 20 years in the making. First launched in 2000, the program spans a five-county region across northeastern and north central portions of the state, serving seriously ill patients from prenatal to age 21.
The pediatric program’s current average daily census hovers around 240 patients, a climb from roughly 55 patients in 2008, according to Danielle Eaves, child life and therapeutic recreation specialist for the Community PedsCare program.
Community Hospice & Palliative Care has been able to expand the program in...
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