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	Hospice Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hospice care is a choice you make to enhance life for a dying person.
		Hospice care emphasizes comfort measures and counseling to provide social, spiritual and physical support to the dying patient and his or her family.
		Hospice providers have the skills and resources to permit persons to live as pain-free, as comfortable, and as full a life as possible.
	www.hospiceweb.com (277 words)

	The Hospice Concept
		Hospice is a concept of caring derived from medieval times, symbolizing a place where travelers, pilgrims and the sick, wounded or dying could find rest and comfort.
		Hospice is primarily a concept of care, not a specific place of care.
		Hospice provides personalized services and a caring community so that patients and families can attain the necessary preparation for a death that is satisfactory to them.
	www.hospicenet.org /html/concept.html (255 words)

	Hospice chaplain -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		These chaplains are often assisted by largely untrained (A person who performs voluntary work) volunteers, visiting homes, hospital wards, and (Click link for more info and facts about retirement center) retirement centers, depending on the needs of their subjects.
		To the patient who may not see anyone unrelated to their medical condition (i.e, doctors and nurses), visits from hospice chaplains, which frequently involve prayer and simple conversation, can provide a welcome relief from routine and (A state of separation between persons or groups) isolation.
		However, due to the lack of organisation, it is uncommon for hospice chaplains to go out into the greater community, instead working within the membership of a church, or the patient roster of a retirement community or hospital.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ho/hospice_chaplain.htm (238 words)

	Hospice - Educational Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hospice care is covered under Medicare Part A for terminally ill patients when: patients are eligible, have a physician certification, have chosen hospice care and care is given by a Medicare-approved Hospice program.
		Hospice care is available for two (2) periods of ninety (90) days and an unlimited number of sixty (60) day periods.
		Hospice is both physical and counseling care provided for people who are terminally ill. Hospice is given by a public agency or private company approved by Medicare.
	www.cms.hhs.gov /medlearn/refhospice.asp (775 words)

	Pet Hospice Care - Accomodations
		Pet hospice is a relatively new concept, and is modeled on the human hospice movement.
		A "hospice" is not necessarily a particular place; it is a philosophy of care that is founded upon the principle that end-of-life care can and should be provided by the patient's caregiver and family, in comfortable and familiar surroundings.
		Providing hospice care for a pet is emotionally and sometimes physically challenging, and having people you can talk to and even ask for assistance is going to make the experience easier for you as the primary caregiver.
	www.specialneedspets.org /hospice.htm (815 words)

	Hospice of Citrus County - Your Hometown Hospice
		Hospice care is a comprehensive service available to terminally ill patients and their families during the last months of life.
		Hospice care provides medical, psychological, spiritual, social and financial support to the dying patient and his or her family.
		Hospice personnel are skilled in providing medications, medical equipment and supplies, education and care to reduce the pain, symptoms and stress that often accompany terminal illness.
	www.hospiceofcitruscounty.org (242 words)

	Hospice of San Luis Obispo County
		Hospice of San Luis Obispo County, committed to the dignity of the human experience, provides volunteer support, education, and counseling to those living with life threatening or terminal illness, their families, and the bereaved.
		Hospice began forty years ago, as a volunteer grassroots movement, and brought dying out of the back wards of hospitals into the light of a compassionate caring community.
		As the only volunteer hospice in the county, we rely 100% on community donations, fund-raising events, grants, and bequests.
	www.hospiceslo.org (292 words)

	Welcome to Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro
		Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro provides compassionate, quality care for persons who are living with a progressive and life-limiting illness and their families.
		Once a little-known philosophy of care for the dying, today hospice care is widely accepted as the most appropriate and compassionate care alternative for those with life-threatening or incurable illnesses.
		Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro is a private, not-for-profit agency and has been providing care and support in the Greater Greensboro since 1980.
	www.hospicegso.org (134 words)

	Hospice of St. Mary's (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		HOSPICE of St. Mary's, Inc. is a not-for-profit service of St. Mary's Hospital that provides physical, psychological and spiritual care and comfort to those who are terminally ill and their families.
		HOSPICE patients are cared for at home or in a nursing center by specially trained interdisciplinary team comprised of doctors, nurses, social worker, bereavement counselor, home health aides, volunteer chaplain, and a cadre of dedicated volunteers.
		HOSPICE of St. Mary's is here to serve the members of our community during the most difficult and vulnerable times of human experience.
	www.hospiceofstmarys.org (425 words)

	Hospice of Southwest Florida - News Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His Healing Harps is a non-profit program that brings harp music to nursing homes, hospices, hospitals, churches, neonatal units, the abused, the disabled, the homeless and the dying.
		The workshop is sponsored by Hospice of Southwest Florida, The Gulfcoast Chapter of the American Harp Society and St. Boniface Episcopal Church.
		Hospice of Southwest Florida will introduce its fifth Hospice House and Staff Center with a community open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the East Manatee facilities on Oct. 13, from 1-3 p.m.
	www.hospice-swf.org /News/sept2001.html (691 words)

	Lutheran Homes of Michigan - Hospice of Hope
		The area served by Hospice of Hope is the same as that of the Lutheran Home Care Agency serving clients in Saginaw, Bay, Genesee, Tuscola, Lapeer and Sanilac Counties.
		Hospice care is a benefit of Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurances.
		Referral to Hospice may be made by the primary care physician, family members, friends, clergy, or health professionals.
	abraham.cuaa.edu /~lclhminc/hospice.htm (790 words)

	End of Life Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Before considering hospice, therefore, a determination must be made that there remain no effective treatments for the person's underlying lethal disease or that all remaining treatments for such disease are gravely burdensome for the person or otherwise require heroic virtue (extraordinary means).
		One hospice leader even claimed to the media that a national hospice organization is becoming “more receptive” to the idea of legalized assisted suicide.(5) It is crucial to avoid any hospice that participates in any way in assisted suicide or decisions to hasten death, including referral.
		Hospice care at the end of life can be a blessing--not only for the patient, but for the families involved as well.
	www.all.org /issues/eol04.htm (927 words)

	National Prison Hospice Association
		Our purpose is to assist corrections and hospice professionals in their continuing efforts to develop high quality patient care procedures and management programs.
		Hospice is an interdisciplinary, comfort-oriented program of care that allows seriously ill and dying patients to live and die with dignity and humanity and with as little pain as possible.
		Hospice provides emotional and spiritual support and preparation for the natural process of dying.
	www.npha.org (144 words)

	The Connecticut Hospice, Inc.
		Connecticut Hospice is recognized internationally as a not-for-profit healthcare provider that originated hospice care in America with volunteers.
		American hospice care began with a home care program in New Haven in 1974, and when the needs of patients could no longer be met solely through home care, Connecticut Hospice opened the nation's first hospice hospital in Branford, Connecticut in 1980.
		Connecticut Hospice could not provide the level of hospice care it is known for without its volunteers.
	www.hospice.com /cthospice/vol.html (759 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hospice
		During the early centuries of Christianity the hospice was a shelter for the sick, the poor, the orphans, the old, the travellers and the needy of every kind.
		Originally all hospices were under the supervision of the bishops who designated priests to administer the spiritual and temporal affairs of these charitable institutions.
		The hospice that Napoleon founded on Mount Simplon in 1805 is also in charge of the monks of the Great St. Bernard.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07475b.htm (491 words)

	HAA-Hospice History
		Her lecture on the concept of holistic hospice care to medical students, nurses, social workers, and chaplains included photos of terminally ill cancer patients and their families that dramatically showed the differences between before and after symptom control.
		A US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare task force reported that "the hospice movement as a concept for the care of the terminally ill and their families is a viable concept and one which holds out a means of providing more humane care for Americans dying of terminal illness while possibly reducing costs.
		Hospice is included in the President's basic benefits package as a nationally guaranteed benefit under his health care reform proposal.
	www.nahc.org /HAA/history.html (1594 words)

	OSF Home Care - Hospice
		Hospice is a concept of caring developed from medieval times, symbolizing a place where travelers, pilgrims, the sick, wounded or dying could find rest and comfort.
		We are Medicare certified, Joint Commission accredited, member of Illinois State Hospice Organization and a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
		Hospice is provided to patients who have a limited life expectancy, with a prognosis of six months or less.
	www.osfhomecare.org /hospindex.html (269 words)

	Hospice Blog
		Hospices work 24/7/365, so thanks to those of you who are working extra this weekend so that others can take a break.
		Risible Girl, who is a hospice volunteer, has posted the answers to questions she received in a recent interview about her time spent doing hospice work.
		As I said, there is ample proof that hospice saves the system money, and, when you finish burning the buttons off your calculator, stop and remember that the money you just saved the system also did a hell of a lot for the patients and their families.
	hospiceblog.blogspot.com (8724 words)

	Hospice of Cincinnati
		“Hospice” is an ancient term referring to a refuge for weary travelers.
		Today hospice is not a place; it is a philosophy of care for patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses.
		Hospice of Cincinnati is sponsored by Bethesda, Inc., in a collaborative community partnership with TriHealth and Mercy Health Partners.
	www.hospiceofcincinnati.org (457 words)

	Hospice of Dayton, For Your Peace of Mind
		Hospice of Dayton, Inc. is a system partner of the United Way of Greater Dayton and receives only those contributions that are designated to Hospice of Dayton by the donor.
		When we die may not be a choice, but how we live is. Hospice of Dayton is committed to honor the individual wishes of every patient and family — which begins with families talking about end-of-life wishes.
		Here you'll find information on hospice care in the home, in nursing homes, in assisted living facilities and community hospitals, and in the Hospice of Dayton Care Center.
	www.hospiceofdayton.org (440 words)

	American Hospice Foundation: Related Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization - the oldest nonprofit public benefit organization devoted exclusively to hospice care.
		Hospice Net- A page of definitions and Frequently Asked Questions.
		National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization- Provides free state-specific advance directive documents and instructions that can be opened as a PDF file.
	www.americanhospice.org /links.htm (980 words)

	Hospice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hospice is a special way of caring for people who are terminally ill, and for their families.
		Hospice care is given by a public agency or private company approved by Medicare.
		The goal of hospice is to care for the patients and their families, not to cure their illnesses.
	www.cms.hhs.gov /providers/hospiceps (995 words)

	The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Page
		Families who understand the hospice model are generally amazed at the outcome of hospice intervention.
		This contrasts with the experience of those who are called into the intensive care unit after a lengthy critical care process, only to view the body of their departed family member.
		Hospice care removes part of the mystery of the process of death, and is a growing experience for all who are involved--patient, family, and health care workers.
	hospice.xtn.net /hospice.htm (872 words)

	Open Directory - Health: Medicine: Facilities: Hospice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hospice Africa - Helping to establish Hospice Care in Africa, to provide or support the provision of palliative care to terminally ill cancer patients in the African setting.
		Hospice Foundation of America - A not-for-profit organization that provides leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care.
		Hospice Net - Features articles on hospice care, terminal illness, end of life issues, caregiving, and grief.
	dmoz.org /Health/Medicine/Facilities/Hospice (308 words)

	Hunterdon Hospice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The hospice team members work together to plan and coordinate care and to address the medical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs of the patients and their loved ones.
		A Hospice professsional is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide assistance, advice and support to Hospice patients and their families.
		Hunterdon Hospice is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and is a member of the National Hospice Organization (NHO), Hunterdon Healthcare System, New Jersey Hospice Organization, Hospice Network of New Jersey and the United Way of Hunterdon County.
	www.hospiceweb.com /states/nj/huntrdon/huntrdon.htm (219 words)

	Hospice Home Page
		The Oregon Hospice Association (OHA) is a statewide, public benefit, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to ensuring and promoting access to high quality hospice and comfort care for all Oregonians.
		In addition to public information, referral and advocacy, OHA provides education and technical assistance to more than 50 operating and developing hospice provider programs who are or will be serving dying Oregonians and their families and loved ones.
		OHA was authorized by the State of Oregon to keep Oregon’s Hospice Registry and recognized as an accrediting body for hospices in legislation passed in 1987.
	www.oregonhospice.org (188 words)

	TrinityCare Hospice
		The primary goals of health care are to prevent and cure disease, Hospice, however, can make a real difference when treatment options become less optimal.
		If it is time to emphasize comfort over cure patients, families and their physicians can turn to Hospice for skilled and compassionate care.
		Eligibility for Hospice care is based on a physician's certification that a patient's prognosis is 6 months or less if the illness follows its normal course.
	www.providence.org /losangeles/services/hospice.htm (521 words)

	Kearl's Guide to the Sociology of Death: Institutions: Medicine
		Hospice services are available in both the home and in-patient settings.
		Hospice, then, can be viewed as an alternative to technological death, a reaction against the physicians' total control of the final rite-of-passage.
		Although they are promoted as humane and comfortable places to spend the last days of life, hospices care for only 17 percent of dying Americans.'' By the end of 2002, hospice care was offered in less than one-quarter of hospitals.
	www.trinity.edu /~mkearl/deathmed.html (3522 words)

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