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The VA Hospice Care Center

The VA Hospice Care Center. VA Palo Alto HCS. History. Founded 1979 in Menlo Park Opened to non-Veterans 1999 Physician Fellowship, Consult Service 2000 Circle of Life Citation of Honor Winner 2001. Founder, Vicki Ellis. Serving Veterans and the Community. 25 inpatient beds

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The VA Hospice Care Center

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  1. The VA Hospice Care Center VA Palo Alto HCS

  2. History • Founded 1979 in Menlo Park • Opened to non-Veterans 1999 • Physician Fellowship, Consult Service 2000 • Circle of Life Citation of Honor Winner 2001 Founder, Vicki Ellis

  3. Serving Veterans and the Community • 25 inpatient beds • 400 patients per year • Contracts with 5 home hospices • 30% non-veterans admissions

  4. Special Services • Full-time Psychologist • 0.5 FTE Occupational Therapist • 0.5 FTE Massage Therapist

  5. Current trainees • Physician fellows • Palliative Care • Geriatrics • Psychology Interns • Medical Residents • Medical Students

  6. Fellowships to be offered • Physicians • Advance Practice Nurses (4 month mini-fellowships) • Psychology Post-docs

  7. Education Dissemination Plan • Coordinate Dissemination of Curricula, Forms, Policies throughout VA and beyond • Via EPERC • Growth House

  8. Research Interests • Psychological Issues • Depression, Grief • Culture, Communication • Economics of end-of-life care

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