Hospice News November 15, 2024
University of Connecticut Health (UConn) John Dempsey Hospital is expanding its palliative care program, including a new outpatient clinic.
The UConn health system first invested in outpatient palliative care eight years ago at the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patient volume at that initial center has increased 250% since its founding, according to an internal publication UConn Today.
The need for greater access to palliative care became evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Sarah Loschiavo, nursing director of palliative medicine, supportive care and hospice services at John Dempsey Hospital. This led to the development of an inpatient palliative care team that launched a year ago at John Dempsey.
Now the hospital has launched a new outpatient facility...
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