Childhood Cancer Awareness
By Wanda Kelsey-Mendez, Communications Manager for Kansas City Hospice As Childhood Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, we at Carousel Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care want to remind everyone that cancer is not just for adults. Each year in the...
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Published: October 2, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support
Video – A Community Rises
A Community Rises video debuted on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Sunday Night Live, the signature fund raising event for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. It's an inspiring story of love, friendship, and how a community can rise to...
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Published: September 24, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
Five most common questions about controlling pain
By Pam Harris, MD, FAAPMR, FAAHPM, Medical Director at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care I hear five common questions about controlling pain almost every day as a hospice physician. My goal is to control pain so people can enjoy...
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Published: September 18, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Hospice Care
The Angels of Kansas City Hospice present…
By Debbie McWatters and Anne O'Brien, volunteers with Angels of Kansas City Hospice Each year the Angels of Kansas City Hospice host Sunday Night Live, our signature fundraiser for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. This year is no exception....
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Published: August 2, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, Our Stories, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
I’m no expert but…
My perspective on hospice and palliative care By Wanda Kelsey-Mendez, Communications Manager, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care A few days before Christmas, the phone rang. “Hello, Auntie?” spoke my niece. “Tell me everything you know about hospice.” I took...
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Published: July 18, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, Home Health Care, Our Stories, What is Hospice
Smiles for Camp Erin
This week it's time to prepare for grief camp and Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care is getting ready for Camp Erin. The grief support specialists are putting together a Journey Bag for the 9 and 10-year-old campers. It's an activity...
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Published: June 7, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, KC Hospice, Our Stories, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
Kansas City Hospice Receives Prestigious National Award
Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care has been named a 2018 Hospice Honors national award recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a prestigious program that recognizes hospices providing the highest level of quality as measured from the caregiver’s point of view. “We are excited to recognize the...
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Published: May 18, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, KC Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories
