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. […] The post New Artwork Springs Forth at Larkspur Office appeared first on Hospice by the Bay ..read more

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 […] The post Hospice by the Bay’s Longest-Serving Volunteer appeared first on Hospice by the Bay ..read more

“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 […] The post Hospice Aides Face New Challenges with Covid-19 appeared first on Hospice by the Bay ..read more

Provider Relations Gets It Done! The Provider Relations team plays a unique role within HBTB.  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 […] The post HBTB donates iPads to more than 30 community partners appeared first on Hospice by the Bay ..read more

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 […] The post Work Grief: A Primer for Emergency Medicine Providers appeared first on Hospice by the Bay ..read more

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 […] The post Grief in the Time of a Pandemic: How do we cope? appeared first on Hospice by the Bay ..read more

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 […] The post Writing the Coronavirus Wave appeared first on Hospice by the Bay ..read more

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 […] The post Spotlight: Intake & Admissions Team appeared first on Hospice by the Bay ..read more

“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 in my wildest dreams could […] The post Admissions from the Front Line appeared first on Hospice by the Bay ..read more

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