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NAHC and NHPCO Announce Transition Board of DirectorsNews ReleaseDecember 21, 2023Alexandria, VA, and Washington, DC—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization jointly announced today that they have developed a proposed slate of Transition Board of Directors and officers for 2024. The Transition Board will oversee the transition to a new, consolidated organization pursuant to its ratification by both associations’ Boards of Directors in an agreement to combine which is contemplated in early 2024. ... The proposed Transition Board was selected collaboratively by the boards of NAHC and NHPCO and represents the full breadth of the patient-centered healthcare sector providing care in homes and communities nationwide, with wide-ranging expertise, demographic and geographic diversity, varied organizational tax statuses, and other criteria. The Transition Board includes equal representation from NAHC and NHPCO ... The proposed Transition Board is as follows:

The Denver Hospice Announces Grand Opening of Second Optio Palliative Care Outpatient ClinicNews ReleaseDecember 7, 2023Denver, CO—Focused on providing comfort and a better quality of life for patients facing serious or chronic illnesses, The Denver Hospice is opening its second palliative care outpatient clinic, Optio Palliative Care Clinic-South. ... “Finding care for patients with serious illness presents significant challenges and stress for those patients and their caregivers. Optio Palliative Care Clinics provide support so that patients have the best possible quality of life while they complete their treatments, and caregivers get their questions and concerns answered about the care. Easy, convenient, access to palliative care services is a key reason for opening our second outpatient palliative care location,” said Ernesto Lopez, president of The Denver Hospice. 

Chris Comeaux, nationally recognized Hospice leader, announces the release of first leadership book.