Hospice By The Bay Group Help Ease Grief from Spousal / Par...(PHospice By The Bay is a 501(c)(3) nonpr...),Health

Date:2/9/2009

P> Hospice By The Bay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been serving the Bay Area since 1975. Hospice By The Bay programs are funded through health care reimbursement and financial donations from community members and businesses. For more information about Hospice By The Bay services or how to support our work, call (415) 927-2273, or visit www.hospicebythebay.org

Grief Support through Spousal/Partner Loss Group Starts March 18th:
An eight-week support group for adults who have lost a spouse, partner, or significant other meets Wednesdays, March 18th - May 6th, 6:00-7:30 p.m., at Hospice By The Bay, 17 East Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Larkspur. The fee for one group series is waived for those whose family member received Hospice By The Bay's care in the past year. Hospice also accepts some Medi-Cal. For other community members, the fee is $175. Hospice By The Bay is committed to providing support to anyone who needs our services regardless of their financial circumstances. Contact our Bereavement Team to qualify for our sliding scale fee. For reservations, call (415) 526-5699, extension 8500, by March 11th, or visit www.hospicebythebay.org.

CONTACT:
Erin Henke
Hospice By The Bay
Director, Communications & Community Relations
(415) 526-5668

# # #

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/spouse_partner_loss/support_group/prweb1972014.htm.

'/>"/>

Source: PRWeb Copyright©2009 Vocus, Inc. All rights reserved

1 GOOD

Page: 1 2
Related medicine news :

1. Hospice By The Bay Grief Group Helps Adults Who've Lost a Parent
2. Hospice Care Remains a Misunderstood and Underutilized Benefit, According to In-House Hospice
3. Alabama-Based Hospice Company Pays U.S. $24.7 Million to Settle Health Care Fraud Claims
4. National End-of-Life Organizations Release Consensus Statement on Hospice, the Medicare Hospice Benefit, and Key Issues for the Future
5. Cutting Medicaid Hospice Benefit Would Cost Florida More, Put Neediest Individuals at Risk
6. Rules Change Could Increase Hospice Use
7. Eligibility criteria contribute to racial disparities in hospice use
8. Hospice Community Encouraged to Respond to Daschle Request to Participate in Information Gathering about Healthcare Concerns
9. In-House Hospice Offers Help to Those Living With Grief During Holiday Time
10. NHPCO Reports Growth in Number of Hospice Patients Served, 1.4 Million, With a Wider Range of Illnesses Seen by Providers
11. Global Med Technologies(R), Inc.s Inlog Subsidiary Places Transfusion Management Software in Five Hospitals of the Civil Hospices of Lyon