Training the next generation of hospice leaders

Training the next generation of hospice leaders
Hospice News; by Jim Parker; 10/18/24
As hospice providers scramble to hire new clinical staff, they also need to consider who will be their next generation of leaders... To prepare the next generation to take the helm, providers need to think now about leadership development, Lisa Novak, CEO of Northern Illinois Hospice, said at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference in Denver. “It’s an intentional choice for all of us as leaders to provide our staff some time to nurture their skills, some time to sit with them …,” Novak said at the conference. “Hospice is interdisciplinary. We know how to bring different voices to the table. We know how to bring different styles to the table. Where we fall short is we’re sometimes resource light, and we don’t carve out the time, the intentionality to do it.”
Notable mentions: Demetress Harrell, Hospice of the Pines; Phil Ward, Community Hospice & Palliative Care.