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20 tools to stay organized and prevent leadership burnout Forbes; by Expert Panel for Forbes Business Council; 6/3/25 ... 20 Forbes Business Council members each share one tool or habit they recommend leaders adopt to stay organized and prevent burnout as a leader.

92-year-old veteran takes to the skies on flight down memory lane TCPalm, part of the USA TODAY Network; by Mary Ann Ketcham, Treasure Coast Hospice; 6/8/25 At 92 years old, Korean War Air Force veteran and Treasure Coast Hospice patient Joseph Vespo recently took to the skies in a Cessna 172 airplane for a flight down memory lane. An ear-to-ear smile lit up his face as the aircraft taxied down the runway and took off from the Treasure Coast International Airport in Fort Pierce. During his time in the Air Force, Vespo monitored aircraft systems from the cockpit. ... For 40 years, he owned and flew Bonanza planes but had been unable to fly in recent years. ... "This fantastic opportunity to fly again came about because we get to know our patients and their families," said Treasure Coast Hospice Community Outreach Representative Jenny Fee. ... The Treasure Coast Hospice Veteran Care Fund and local pilot Jim Howard of Clearflight Aviation helped make his dream a reality.

Hospice staff at UVM Home Health and Hospice vote to form union Vermont Biz - Vermont Business Magazine; by Tim, The University of Vermont Health Network - Home Health & Hospice; 6/6/25 After six months of organizing, a majority of the roughly 85 Hospice staff at UVM Home Health and Hospice voted Thursday to formalize their union. Hospice United will represent Nurses, LNAs, Social Workers, Chaplains, Bereavement Coordinators, Volunteers Coordinators, Cooks, and Admin Support in both the McClure Miller Respite House and the community-based team. ... With a 88% voting yes, this victory marks the establishment of union representation at every one of UVM Health Network’s seven locations. Once the votes are certified, staff will begin the process of bargaining their first contract with the UVMHN administration.  

A student film explores an end-of-life story: How Jingyi Li created the documentary that swept the Redstone Film Festival Boston University, College of Communication, Boston, MA; by Mike De Socio; 5/27/25 When Jingyi Li set out to create a documentary about healthcare for elders, she struggled to find a family willing to sit in front of her camera. Li (’25) was inspired by the power of filmmaking to create social impacts, and wanted to explore hospice care in Chinese culture. The interest stemmed from Li’s experience interning at a local hospice care center in Yunnan Province, China, where she witnessed the complexities and cultural sensitivities involved in providing care for terminally ill patients within Chinese families. With the help of a hospice and palliative care service in Boston, Li started reaching out to Chinese families about filming the end-of-life process, but many rejected her request. ... She eventually found a “brave family” whose roots in the US date back to the mid-20th century. Li says the family’s “mix of Chinese and Western culture” made them more amenable to being filmed.  ... The resulting short documentary, named Pópo for the elder at its center, went on to win a bevy of awards at this year’s Redstone Film Festival, including best film and best documentary. 

85-year-old philanthropist has quietly given millions to health causes in Bellingham  Cascadia Daily News, Bellingham, WA; by Charlotte Alden; 5/22/25Amy Chan Wolsdorf, former day trader, has donated funds for a new dementia center, Amy's Place. Amy Chan Wolsdorf gets up at 2 a.m. every morning, eats breakfast, preps her meals for the day and goes to the gym. Then, she checks the stock market. Wolsdorf, 85, is a self-taught stock market whiz who has amassed her wealth with smart investments, including in Microsoft, she said. Standing at 4 feet, 8 inches, the slight, gray-haired woman from Hong Kong doesn’t match the stereotypical image of a stock trader. ... Since she began accumulating her fortune, Wolsdorf hasn’t held onto it for herself: She’s given much of it away. ... In 2018, she was honored as PeaceHealth’s Philanthropist of the Year, after nearly 20 years of donations and 45 “significant gifts” at the time. She donated to cancer research, cardiovascular services, palliative care, women’s and children’s services, and more, totaling around $2.4 million in donations, according to PeaceHealth. ... [The article also mentions Whatcom Hospice in Belllingham.]

Finding Solutions: Local group makes flowers for everyone WRDW-12 & WAGT-26, Augusta, GA; by Zayna Haliburton; 5/21/25 Flowers are something that can put a smile on someone’s face, whether you’re receiving or giving them. For one local group, they’re making bouquets to bring to nursing homes, shelters and hospitals. They’re now finding solutions in asking the community to consider donating their leftover flowers from weddings and events in order to brighten someone else’s day. “These are going to go to hospice patients that a part of Enhabit Augusta, ..." said Patricia Proctor, co-owner of El Rey and founder of non-profit Corazón Bonito ... which translates to "beautiful heart" in English. 

5 energy-boosting ways to overcome your leadership fatigue Fast Company - Mindfulness at Work; by Katharine Manning; 5/16/25 Leaders today are stretched to the breaking point. Many managers enter their roles wanting to coach and care for their teams. But in today’s workplace, that vision is colliding with a lengthening list of competing pressures: performance metrics, shifting workplace norms, and the unrelenting emotional labor of guiding teams through crisis after crisis. As one manager told me, “I want to be an empathetic leader and support my team, but we still have to make the numbers. Mostly, I just stay later myself.” Another admitted, “Last year I ended up in the hospital.” ... How Managers Can Overcome Leadership Exhaustion: ...

'I kept going': After blindness and cancer, UT student fulfills PhD dream Ausint American-Statemen, Austin, TX; by Lily Kepner and Nicole Villalpando; 5/18/2025 Qusay Hussein has dedicated his life to advocating for refugees, marginalized people and those with disabilities. For almost a decade, he chose to drive that change at the University of Texas. Hussein is an education advocate and a doctoral student at the [University of Texas] Steve Hicks School of Social Work. He received the highest degree in the field this month, having overcome seemingly impossible barriers: a suicide bombing in Mosul, Iraq, in 2006 that left him blind and his face severely damaged; 70 reconstruction surgeries; and immigrating to the U.S. He recently finished his first book about his early years and the bombing: "Can You Open My Eyes?" He's currently writing a second book, "Between Two Worlds: From Refugee to Ph.D." ... After battling terminal kidney cancer the last two years, his dream - he told his doctors - was to walk across the graduation stage May 10, honoring the promise he made to his father that he would come to the U.S. and get an education.

Becoming time rich with physician moms: Sarah Wittry [hospice] and Nicole Perrotte MarketScale - Ripple of Change; by Todd Otten; 7/30/24  In today’s high-stress healthcare environment, physician mothers face the formidable challenge of balancing demanding careers with their personal lives. The conversation on work-life balance is more relevant than ever, with more women in medicine seeking ways to manage these dual responsibilities effectively. How can physician moms navigate this landscape to reclaim time for themselves without guilt? What strategies can physician moms employ to achieve a healthier work-life balance? This pressing question lies at the heart of today’s discussion on the Ripple of Change podcast. ... Key points of discussion:

UVM Health Network employees plant thousands of trees VB VermontBiz, South Burlington, VT; by Tim; 4/25/25 ... Each year to celebrate Earth Day, health system employees in Vermont have planted trees at their homes and in their communities to support and celebrate a healthy and vibrant environment. ... This year, that effort grew from employees at two partner hospitals -- University of Vermont Medical Center and UVM Health Network - Porter Medical Center -- to include nearly every organization in the health system:  ...  Home Health and Hospice, ... “We were thrilled to take part,” said Kristin Walsh, RN, CHWC, an employee health nurse at Home Health and Hospice and the organizer of their local effort, which distributed 150 trees and shrubs to employees. “We work tirelessly to take care of others, even in the toughest of circumstances. That’s why we wanted to share local saplings from the Intervale with employees. ..." 

Special Report: Examining group health coverage alternatives for small employers - update JDSupra; by Alden Bianchi, Sarah Raaii, Teal Trujillo, Erin Turley, Allison Wilkerson; 4/23/25 ... Small employers’ efforts to provide robust major medical coverage to workers and their families have long proven futile, primarily due to underwriting challenges. Groups of under 50 employees are often relegated to state small group market coverage, which tends to be expensive. ... This Special Report examines the options available to small employers – and the obstacles they routinely encounter – as they seek to make affordable health insurance coverage available to their employees and their families.

Family of Bears great Steve McMichael reports he entered hospice Chicago Bears, Chicago, IL; by Gene Chamberlain; 4/23/25 Former Bears great and Hall of Famer entering later stages of battle against Lou Gehrig's Disease. ears Hall of Fame defensive tackle great Steve McMichael has entered hospice care. According to his family, McMichael was removed from a ventilator to a hospice care facility on Wednesday afternoon [4/23]. McMichael has been battling four years against Lou Gehrig's Disease, or ALS. ... McMichael was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last August and former teammates were with him at home celebrating when the ceremony was held.

Months after CEO’s killing, an intruder is arrested near UnitedHealthcare headquarters in Minnesota WIZM News Talk, Minneapolis, MN; by Associated Press; 4/15/25 A man was arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters in Minnesota after threatening violence, months after the company’s CEO was killed, authorities said Monday. The man was spotted around 11 a.m. in a parking lot outside of the UnitedHealthcare corporate campus in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka. City spokesman Andy Wittenborg said the man contacted the FBI’s field office in Minneapolis once he arrived, and an FBI negotiator made contact with him by phone. ... News helicopter video of the aftermath showed over a dozen law enforcement vehicles from multiple agencies at the scene, as well as an ambulance that was standing by. There were no reports of injuries.