Dr. Ava Lee is the latest addition to By the Bay Health’s team of dedicated hospice physicians. She studied medicine at Tufts Medical School in Boston and completed her residency in Family Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital, with a focus on underserved populations. She continued her practice in SF community clinics, including St. Anthony […]
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UNDERSTANDING COMMON SYMPTOMS Bowel movements at the end of life can be difficult. People become constipated because they eat, drink and move less. Medicines can also affect the bowels, leading to constipation or diarrhea. Your team will ask about bowel movements at every visit. Please be honest, even if talking about it feels embarrassing. Constipation
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Amira Barger, Tracy Stempel Hogan, and Greg LeClaire bring new professional expertise and a fresh business perspective to guide By the Bay Health’s expanding mission. LARKSPUR, Calif. (July 14, 2021) – By the Bay Health (BTBH) today announced the appointment of Amira Barger, Tracy Stempel Hogan, and Greg LeClaire to the Board of Directors.
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Dr. Sarah Sedke is By the Bay Health’s newest palliative care physician. She was born and raised on the East Coast, where she received her medical degree from Columbia University and then completed her residency in Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Sedke then accepted a fellowship at UCSF Health in San
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Creating a positive, calming and safe environment for families throughout our various facilities has always been an important component of our organization. For 10 years, Hospice by the Bay has partnered with Traci Teraoka to incorporate warmth and balance in areas where patients and families typically gather, such as bereavement therapy spaces and hospice rooms.
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“The most rewarding aspect of my job is helping patients and to give them hope, peace, comfort and the support they need. Seeing that smile on their face and the thumbs up they give me when they are comfortable and happy- that’s what makes my day. That’s why I am passionate about this job. I
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Creativity connects Sonoma/Napa HBTB volunteers with patients Hospice by the Bay (HBTB) has a mighty backbone of more than 400 dedicated volunteers who provide enduring support to our staff, as well as to hospice patients and their families. Tireless and passionate, HBTB’s volunteers contribute year-round to administrative and retail projects, and on a weekly basis
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Hospice by the Bay’s clinical control tower At first glance, Hospice by the Bay’s Intake & Admissions department looks like any other office setup: a bullpen of gray, low-walled cubicles, heads bobbing up and down asking questions over the partitions, phones ringing, papers shuffling, file drawers opening and closing. What’s actually going on, however, is
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Extraordinary dedication during unprecedented times “The other day I admitted a patient who’d designated her daughter as trustee. Her daughter lives in Texas and due to Coronavirus restrictions couldn’t get to California, so we had to complete the paperwork electronically. As her signatures came through email one by one, she cried over the phone, “Never
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What does it mean to HBTB’s Hodgepodge team in San Rafael to receive the Marin IJ Reader’s Choice Award for Best Gift Shop? Without hesitation Jacquie Whitfield, Retail Operations Manager, affirms, “I think they nailed it – because we are the best!” Jacquie, her staff, and Hodgepodge’s volunteers are passionate about both of their shops
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