Dominican University of California inaugural recipient of first scholarship focused on home-based care LARKSPUR, CA, August 21, 2025 – By the Bay Health, the largest independent nonprofit hospice, palliative care, and home health provider in Northern California, today announced a new scholarship in memoriam of Marin County healthcare advocate and visionary Pat Kendall. The By […]
San Rafael, Novato, and Larkspur, Calif., December 3, 2024 –The Marin County Office of Education (MCOE), the Novato Unified School District (NUSD), and By the Bay Health, Northern California’s largest independent nonprofit hospice provider, are joining forces to launch a strategic workforce initiative to address the growing healthcare talent shortage in the County. Starting in Spring 2025, MCOE, NUSD, and By the Bay Health
LARKSPUR, Calif., May 13, 2024 – Skelly Wingard, RN, MSN and Chief Executive Officer of By the Bay Health, the largest independent nonprofit hospice organization in Northern California, joins the Board of Directors of the Marin County Office of Education’s (MCOE) School to Career (STC) Partnership. The School to Career Partnership is a public-private initiative
Newly combined organization aims to transform serious illness and end-of-life care with equitable access to high-quality, comprehensive, and integrated services across palliative, hospice, and home health care. LARKSPUR, SAN MATEO, DUBLIN, Calif., November 30, 2023 — By the Bay Health, Mission Hospice & Home Care, and Hope Hospice today announced they will merge to become
Proposed Merger to Serve Nearly 1,000 Patients a Day and Strengthen Exceptional Support Services Including Hospice, Home Health, Palliative Care, and Pediatric Care LARKSPUR and SAN MATEO, Calif., September [21], 2023 — By the Bay Health (BTBH), a not-for-profit, and first hospice organization in California, and Mission Hospice & Home Care (Mission), San Mateo County’s
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Announcement comes following nationwide search LARKSPUR, Calif., May 22, 2023 — By the Bay Health has announced the appointment of Skelly Wingard, RN, MSN as Chief Executive Officer for the organization. The appointment, which will be effective June 19, follows a nationwide search for a new leader to fill the role currently held by Kitty
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Our Annual Fundraising Gala on Feb, 14 was a huge success! The evening titled A Taste of Paris was attended by more than 300 guests who gathered for an exciting evening of gourmet food, music and dancing, while raising money to support our Pediatric Palliative Care Programs. The evening may be past, but you can
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By the Bay Health’s expansion into San Mateo County was established to meet the growing need for better care at home for patients and families across our region. Our more than 45-year legacy of providing high-quality, compassionate services throughout the Bay Area has equipped us to be leaders in this field of healthcare and we
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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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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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