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HOSPICE - CARE FOR LIFE. HOSPICE – IT’S NOT WHAT YOU MAY THINK. PATIENT AND PHYSICIAN MISCONCEPTIONS. By Dr Gary McCarragher. Admission to Hospice is permanent. Once admitted to       Hospice, patients can never go back to aggressive treatment of their disease. 160;  . MISCONCEPTION- Hospice patients are required to sign a Do Not Resuscitate           (DNR) order, are not permitted to call 911, visit the ER, or be admitted to           hospital. Calling 911, and visits to the ER or Hospital are certainly...

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Healthcare Providers

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HOSPICE - CARE FOR LIFE. Information for healthcare providers. Hospice Facts for Physicians and and Healthcare Professionals. Hospice Information for Physicians. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. Emotional Assurance: A Hospice Social Worker's Perspective. Do you have a Web site you would like to recommend? Send it to Dr. Mac at garymccarragher@gmail.com. For Dr. Mac's free newsletter.

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HOSPICE - CARE FOR LIFE. Advocacy for Hospice and compassionate care. Healthcare Reform and Hospice. Do you have a Web site you would like to recommend? Send it to Dr. Mac at garymccarragher@gmail.com. For Dr. Mac's free newsletter.

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HOSPICE - CARE FOR LIFE. About Dr. Gary McCarragher. After enjoying a successful, 18-year career as a gastroenterologist, Dr. Gary McCarragher. Is pursuing exciting new challenges as a hospice physician, college professor, and novelist. The Canadian native, who lives with his family in Tampa Bay, Florida, also enjoys performing in community theater, where he received an award for Best Actor. A nonprofit charity that provides hope and support for orphans in Africa. Meet Dr. Mac in person. 160; Sign up.

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Families

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HOSPICE - CARE FOR LIFE. Information for families of Hospice patients. Learn about end-of-life care. Family Hospice and Palliative Care. Comforting the terminally ill. BOOKS and ARTICLES written by and for family members. Legacy for Donna, a Palliative Death Full of Blessings. Do you have a Web site you would like to recommend? Send it to Dr. Mac at garymccarragher@gmail.com. For Dr. Mac's free newsletter.

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HOSPICE - CARE FOR LIFE. Information for Hospice volunteers. Hospice volunteers - Mayo Clinic. Do you have a Web site you would like to recommend? Send it to Dr. Mac at garymccarragher@gmail.com. For Dr. Mac's free newsletter.

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Patients

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HOSPICE - CARE FOR LIFE. Information for Hospice patients. Hospice Foundation of America. Hospice Patients' Bill of Rights. Medical Definition of Hospice. Hospice Stories on YouTube. Do you have a Web site you would like to recommend? To Dr Mac at garymccarragher@gmail.com. P for Dr. Mac's free newsletter.

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Spiritual Advisers

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SPIRITUALITY IN HOSPICE – A BRIEF OVERVIEW. By Rev. Jary I. Irby. The roots of spirituality run deep in the soil of Hospice history.  . The word “hospice” stems from the Latin word “hospitium” which means both “host” and “guest”.  . To care for the sick, dying, and those in distress is to be uniquely human. Such concern for the less fortunate is to be civilized. It was decreed that every city large enough for a cathedral would have a hospice (325 A.D. Council of Nicea).  . Through subsequent centuries we...

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News & Events

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HOSPICE - CARE FOR LIFE. Jan 2, 2011. Medicare to Pay for End-of-Life Counseling After All. Dec 27, 2010. Takeover' claim affects end-of-life care. Dec 27, 2010. Advance Directives and Other End-of-Life Care Issues. Dec 27, 2010. Why end-of-life planning is smart,necessary. CNN, Dec. 28, 2010. Dying find comfort in creating special places at home. The New York Times,. Nov 11, 2010. HPH Hospice trees celebrate sweet 16. Nov 11, 2010. Wednesday, December 8, 2010. For more information, click here.