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Why Start Hospice Sooner?
The most common thing we hear from families is: “We wish we had started hospice sooner.” Many people don’t realize that hospice is not just ...
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How Are Hospice Services Paid For?
Hospice East Bay is a not-for-profit organization that provides care for patients and families facing serious illness. Many people wonder how these services are paid ...
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A New Era of Not-for-Profit Hospice Care
Hospice East Bay, the East Bay’s longest-operating community-based nonprofit hospice, is proud to announce the finalization of its affiliation with Chapters Health System, the nation’s ...
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Hiking Through Grief
Hiking Through Grief is an informal support group for adults (18+) who have experienced the death of a friend or family member, and those who ...
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Bruns House Lifts Family’s Burden
Paul Valle-Riestra entered the Bruns House on May 20, 2011 and embarked on his final destination in his nineteen-month battle with brain cancer. Born and ...
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Thrift Shoppes Partner with Local Groups
Hospice East Bay is fortunate to partner with six organizations that assist adults with disabilities to gain life and work skills. Every week participants from ...
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You Are A Bridge
This video was produced by Get Palliative Care, a non-profit organization that supports education and awareness about Palliative Care.
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A Day in the Life of a Music Therapist
Please join me as we travel through a day in the life of a hospice music therapist. Our first visit of the day is with ...
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A Wedding at Bruns House
I first met Tonya on a Monday evening as I was preparing to go home for the day. Her mother had been admitted to Bruns ...
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Veteran Volunteers – Interview with Bob Ellis
On February 18, 2019, Hospice East Bay Volunteer Bob Ellis was interviewed by Stephen Burchik for the CCC-TV program “Veterans’ Voices.” This is an edited ...
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An Expression of Gratitude
In February of 2019, the wife of one of our patients addressed the staff at Hospice East Bay to express her gratitude for the care ...
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Giving Tree Delivers Cheer at the Holidays
It was another successful year for Hospice East Bay’s Giving Tree project! At the holidays, the Giving Tree project amplifies the kindness that Hospice East ...
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Note from the CEO, Summer 2017
Hospice East Bay is celebrating our 40th year serving our communities. We are proud to have been a pioneer hospice program serving patients and families ...
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Music Therapy Supports Patients
Hospice East Bay incorporates music into many aspects of our work. Our Spiritual Care Counselors use music when caring for patients and families, our Music ...
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Whatever Will Be, Will Be
By Bess Chosak, Hospice East Bay Volunteer My first glimpse of my newly assigned patient was of a small bundle of a lady—a crown of ...
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How the Tree of Lights Started
This year, we would like to share our gratitude for Winifred Louise Varco Haagensen, known to friends as “Win.” In 1986, Hospice East Bay (then ...
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Bereavement Volunteers are an Inspiration
Our Bereavement Department is committed to providing bereavement services, not only to the families of our patients but to our entire community. We offer traditional ...
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The Best Gift I Could Give My Dad
My dad was in the hospital due to complications from his radiaton and COPD. I was told he was going to be fine, that this ...