Roughly 21% of San Francisco’s population is Chinese — one of the highest percentages of any major U.S. city. And the Bay Area as a whole has long been a destination for individuals and families of Chinese descent. With our mission of expanding the access and adoption of end-of-life care to all individuals, it’s important […]
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The core of hospice and palliative care is compassionate care that focuses on alleviating pain, addressing emotional and spiritual needs and supporting families during some of life’s most challenging moments. Every person on this planet will eventually face the end of their life. Most people will at some point have a serious illness or have
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When Gloria Braas graduated from high school, she worked for the ration board during World War II because she wanted to help the war effort. After the war, she eventually settled down and got married. “The two loved to cook and they loved cooking shows,” Gloria’s daughter Tammy Braas-Hill says. “They had a lovely marriage,
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As recent as the 1970s, the concept of hospice care was relatively new in the United States. That began to change in 1975, when the team at Hospice of Marin recognized that quality end-of-life care required a comprehensive approach, addressing not only physical symptoms but also emotional, social and spiritual needs. But as much as
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Historically, hospice care in the United States has been more accessible to white men and women, leaving a gap in quality end-of-life care for diverse populations, including racial and ethnic minorities and the LGBTQ+ community. At By the Bay Health (BTBH), we recognize these disparities, and we’re on a mission to make hospice and palliative
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Our mission at By the Bay Health (BTBH) is to provide comfort and support to patients and their families during some of life’s most challenging moments. Forging partnerships with healthcare leaders like UCSF Health and Kaiser Permanente are key to achieving our goals as an organization. The care journey for patients with serious illnesses or
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October 16, 2014 was Thursday. It was also the day that Xavier’s mother, Jessica Pequeno, learned that her young son had a rare genetic immune deficiency. “He’s actually one of ten people in the world with his condition,” Jessica says, “and one of two in the U.S.” By the time Xavier had reached the age
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Jeannie Stewart was born in San Francisco in 1940. The daughter of immigrant parents, she grew up in the neighborhood of North Beach. She loved the outdoors, and baseball, and was a hula hoop champion. In her later years, though, Jeannie started to slow down. And one day she had a fall. That’s when her
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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
