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are there 5,283 hospice programs in the united states
At present, over 90% of hospice care is delivered in patients' homes, although the hospice programs that direct the care may be based in medical facilities.
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one example of a not for profit organization could be a private school such as Tiffin University. Another example is some hospice programs such as community hospice in tiffin ohio.
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Here is one example in 2009.... How many patients receive care each year? In 2009, an estimated 1.56 million patients received services from hospice (Figure 2). This estimate includes: • 1,020,000 patients who died under hospice care in 2009 • 294,000 who remained on the hospice census at the end of 2009 (known as "carryovers") • 243,000 patients who were discharged alive in 2009 for reasons including extended prognosis, desire for curative treatment, and other reasons (known as "live discharges"). What proportion of U.S. deaths is served by hospice? The percent of U.S. deaths served by hospice is calculated by dividing the number of deaths in hospice (as estimated by NHPCO) by the total number of deaths in the U.S. as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For 2009, NHPCO estimates that approximately 41.6% of all deaths in the United States were under the care of a hospice program (Figure 3). Who Receives Hospice Care? Total Hospice Patients Served by Year Hospice Utilization in U.S. 2,450,000 U.S. Deaths 1,020,000 Hospice Deaths
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Many nursing homes have hospice units, which have specially trained staff from local hospice of that area.
Highland Hospice. has written: 'Highland Hospice'
If the script says hospice, it should be for a hospice patient.
Since the patient and his or her family members are considered the unit of care, hospice programs continue to support families and loved ones after the patient's death.