The teen years can be difficult in normal times, but mix in a pandemic, social distancing, and remote learning, and a mental health crisis can seem just around the corner for many young persons. Responding to this alarming trend, a powerful group of mental health experts conducted an hour-long webinar on Tuesday, April 13, for […]
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Our skilled home health service can improve quality of life for people like Barbara. Our home health team provides patients and family members with support in the comfort of their home. The team offers the information and tools necessary so that each individual feels confident and well equipped to follow care regimens safely and effectively,
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Ms. Hui Yin learned about the benefits of hospice care through a neighbor. Our bilingual, all-Chinese, multidisciplinary team was created to alleviate barriers and provide culturally sensitive care to Chinese patients in their homes, care facilities and hospitals. Ms. Hui Yin’s warm smile and bright eyes make those around her feel welcome. She and
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New name for 45-year-old health services provider reflects expansion of care services and growing commitment to Bay Area and Northern California communities. LARKSPUR, Calif. (March 30, 2021) – Hospice by the Bay, the trusted provider of hospice, palliative care, and in-home health care services, today announced that it has taken a new name, By the
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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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More Than Three Decades of Heartfelt Care and Support By Annette Lindemann & Carol Watts “Whether running the Arts and Crafts cabin at our summer bereavement camp for youth and teens, or sitting vigil with a hospice patient whose family cannot be by their bedside at end-of-life, Miriam Bowers truly is a one-of-a-kind volunteer. When
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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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Provider Relations Gets It Done! The Provider Relations team plays a unique role within BTBH. They are our “can-do” faces out in the field, functioning as a customer service hub between medical/residential facilities, referring providers, case managers, social workers, our patients and their families. PR’s work regularly requires them to engage in person with our
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By: Kai Romero, MD May 22, 2020 Heartbreaking patient situations are the backbone of Emergency Medicine. Whether it’s a new cancer diagnosis, telling a family member that their loved one has died, or the creeping dread that a mistake that we’ve made will negatively impact one of our patients, we all experience extraordinary stress in
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by Deborah Schwing Bereavement Services Manager April 23, 2020 With the U.S. now under shelter-in-place orders, we find ourselves face to face with sudden limitations and unexpected, cumulative losses. How do we cope in our day-to-day lives with the barrage of news tallying the number of deaths by the thousands? How can we make sense
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