(Alexandria, Va) – It has been widely reported in a statement from the Bush family that former First Lady Barbara Bush has decided to forgo further hospitalizations and curative-focused medical treatments and has chosen to receive comfort care. Questions have come in to NHPCO asking for further details about what makes up comfort care.Read more
Of all the traits she inherited from her father, Mattie Carstens is most grateful for his love of travel. Her favorite memories involve conversations and summer scenery and reading aloud as her dad drove his long-distance trucking route to Washington state. At every stop, Ken Carstens never failed to make a friend. “He wasRead more
New Hospice Director Leads With Experience and Compassion As newly named director for Hospice of Siouxland, Ann Myers knows the value of hospice and palliative care, inside and out. From her first job out of nursing school in a small-town hospice, to working as a home health nurse, then as part owner of 11 nursingRead more
Congregations are ideal settings for beginning to talk about what matters most to people when it comes to making decisions about the kind of health care they want and don’t want in the face of very serious illness. Starting Tuesday, April 17, 2018, The Conversation Project’s advisor to faith, Rosemary Lloyed, will host a FREE,Read more
Hospice of Siouxland (locally owned by Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City and Unity Point-St. Lukes), is proud to announce Ann Myers as the Director of Hospice of Siouxland. Ann has been a lifelong resident of Sioux City and has over 30 years of experience in the medical field with expertise in the areas of home health,Read more
We thank our Hospice of Siouxland Volunteers for all they do for our patients and their families. Here is a comment from Fran who is one of our Hospice volunteers: “I am so pleased that I am a trained Hospice Volunteer! I especially like working with the family grief groups, but also enjoy volunteering for individualsRead more
By Patty Webster, 11/08/2017 April Fools’ Day and May 1st will always be embedded in my head and heart as the two days when the earth shifted beneath my feet. My mom unexpectedly had a stroke on April 1 and then died exactly a month later when she was 73. You may think dying atRead more
Sioux City, IA — November 13, 2017— Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc., (CHAP) announced that Hospice of Siouxland has been awarded CHAP Accreditation under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence. By achieving CHAP Accreditation, Hospice of Siouxland has also been deemed to meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation and is certified as a Medicare provider.Read more
Hospice of Siouxland honors Veteran’s in the Vet-to-Vet Progra: Over 4,500 hospice organizations and community partners provide Veteran-centric care to our nation’s heroes. (Alexandria, Va) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the We Honor Veterans program join the nation in honoring and celebrating our Veterans this Veterans Day.Read more
This is a great article from by Bob Harrison “Because of Annie” There’s no way, I could ever talk about my wife’s Annie’s journey through cancer, or my loss, on Facebook. The platform was so wrong for a broken hearted man. And rightfully so. It’s a big part of the social media industry, where peopleRead more
Hospice of Siouxland was awarded the CHAP accreditation, (Community Health Accreditation Program) demonstrating our dedication to meeting the industry’s highest recognized standards in community-based care.
