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Hospice has a variety of partners that help support patients in the community, but a particularly longstanding and special relationship has been with Daybreak Adult Services. Christina Forbes, Director of Daybreak since 2008, says that the two ...

The decision to admit a loved one to hospice is a challenging and heavy one for any family, but Hospice Medical Director Dr. Mary McDonald has plenty of advice. With her background in hospice and geriatrics, she understands the considerations that ...

Patients benefit from clear discussions about their care preferences in every healthcare setting. Hospice Goals of Care are in-depth, no-cost consultations between the patient, their family, and healthcare providers. When a person enters hospice ...

When a patient dies, it is expected for their loved ones to grieve. While healthcare professionals are accustomed to death, they, too, can be deeply affected by the loss of a patient. It is important that their grief is acknowledged too. “The grief ...

I am honored to introduce myself as the new Director of Hospice and Palliative Care. With over a decade of senior leadership experience in healthcare operations, I view hospice as a powerful intersection of medical excellence, human connection, and ...

Joyce Rhodes’s husband Edmond spent only a short time at Kline House before he passed, but it was long enough for her to be thoroughly impressed and deeply grateful for Hospice’s compassionate care. “I can’t say enough good things about our ...

Support Hospice and add a meaningful bracelet to your collection. 100% of the profits from the sale of this beautiful Em(brace)let will go directly to support Frederick Health Hospice. This Em(brace)let is a lovely way to honor a loved one or friend ...

Did you know that the Hospice bereavement team provides individual grief counseling for Frederick County Public School students? Today, through a state grant, grief counselor Laura Fernandez, LCPC, is solely dedicated to providing inschool grief ...

I hope this message finds the friends of Frederick Health Hospice settling well into the new year. On behalf of the Hospice Board, I have to deliver some news that has brought us a bit of sadness, but is also an opportunity to celebrate what we’ve ...

It seems like fall arrived just yesterday, but before we know it, we’ll be heading into those colder months that cause us to reflect on the people and opportunities bringing warmth to our lives. Gathering with family and friends naturally causes us ...

Over 400 people attended hospice's lecture and book signing featuring Hadley Vlahos, R.N., a hospice registered nurse and TikTok star (“Nurse Hadley”) at the forefront of a movement to change attitudes about death and end-of-life journeys. We were ...

Frederick Health Hospice is excited to announce that the Adventist HealthCare system in Montgomery County, Maryland, has selected them as their hospice of choice. Frederick Health Hospice will provide general in-patient level of hospice care to ...