Hospices Vie for Rising Business. Phil Galewitz.
by Galewitz, Phil; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 79Family. Publisher: Palm Beach Post, 2003ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Care of the sick | Caregivers | Death | Hospice care | Hospices (Terminal care) | Quality of life | Terminally ill -- Home careDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Inside patient homes...hospice care looks much like it did three decades ago when the concept started as a small philanthropic enterprise run by volunteers comforting those dying from cancer. Today [2003] hospice is a thriving, mature industry of corporate-like entities that aggressively recruit patients, throw lavish fund-raising events and pay executives six-figure salaries. Nearly 25 percent of the 3,200 U.S. hospices are for-profit, and a few even trade on Wall Street. Just like the rest of the health care profession, hospice has evolved into big business." (PALM BEACH POST) This article chronicles how a "caring endeavor that started with volunteers" has evolved into a competitive industry.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Hospices Vie for Rising Business, Sept. 8, 2003; pp. 1A+.
"Inside patient homes...hospice care looks much like it did three decades ago when the concept started as a small philanthropic enterprise run by volunteers comforting those dying from cancer. Today [2003] hospice is a thriving, mature industry of corporate-like entities that aggressively recruit patients, throw lavish fund-raising events and pay executives six-figure salaries. Nearly 25 percent of the 3,200 U.S. hospices are for-profit, and a few even trade on Wall Street. Just like the rest of the health care profession, hospice has evolved into big business." (PALM BEACH POST) This article chronicles how a "caring endeavor that started with volunteers" has evolved into a competitive industry.
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