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California-based By the Bay Health is making long-term investments to mitigate the hospice workforce crisis.
The nonprofit has developed a high school internship program to introduce students to hospice care and associated careers, in collaboration with Marin County Office of Education in its home state. To date, the program has been implemented in one institution, San Marin High School, with plans to expand into more.
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Even with a bevy of care services in its arsenal, By the Bay Health hasn’t taken its eye off home health.
By the Bay Health CEO Skelly Wingard aims to improve the quality and accessibility of the company’s home health care line by enhancing the company’s clinical informatics and collaborating across service lines and managed care. These initiatives emerge amid regulatory uncertainty, as proposed Medicare home health rate cuts have raised alarms across the industry. Wingard warned that such cuts could force many providers out of business.
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By the Bay Health has launched a new career program that aims to build up the next generation of home-based health care professionals amid widespread workforce shortages.
The California-based health system unveiled its educational initiative, Pathways to Care Careers, in December 2024 as part of its 50th anniversary commemoration. The program is a collaboration with local schools and community organizations.
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KALW You Call radio show
On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the essential role of hospice care for people who are approaching the end of their life. Hospice provides comprehensive support and holistic in-home care, yet many patients and caregivers are not prepared for or informed about these services until they experience them firsthand.
Hospice experts and palliative care physicians Dr. Claritza Rios and Dr. Monisha Pujari discuss the benefits of hospice for patients and their caregivers and share insights into navigating end-of-life care.
Marin high school students interested in health care will soon get the opportunity to get a head start on those career opportunities.
A pilot course is being offered this spring for San Marin High School students to introduce them to various careers in this important field.
It is a coordinated initiative led by the Marin County Office of Education, the Novato Unified School District and By the Bay Health, the Marin-headquartered hospice program.
