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Bruns House
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 ...
Thrift Shoppes
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 ...
Hospice Care
Putting Patients First
Recently Hospice East Bay admitted a patient in her early 60s who had been diagnosed with glioblastoma. Glioblastoma is an aggressive type of cancer that ...
Hospice Care
Mutual Impact
Hospice work is unlike any other area in healthcare because we see most patients and families in their own home settings. We become guests in ...
Hospice Care
It’s the Little Things
Recently one of our spiritual care counselors visited a patient who lives in his own home and prides himself on his flower garden. On good ...
Hospice Care
When Patients “Graduate”
People are often surprised to learn that, for some patients, conditions actually improve while under hospice care. At Hospice East Bay, we say that these ...
Hospice Care
Teaching Each Other
At Hospice East Bay, we teach staff members to think of themselves first as educators. Most patients and families find themselves in new territory, faced ...
Hospice Care
Hospice Never Sleeps
As a Medicare-certified hospice, Hospice East Bay is required to have nurses available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to answer questions or ...
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Preparation Protected Our Patients & Staff
by Brianna Halstied, Media Coordinator With the nation dealing with a global pandemic, access to personal protective equipment (PPE) has become scarce in many parts ...
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- @Hospice East Bay
- Bruns House
- Community
- Grief Support
- Hospice Care
- Palliative Care
- Thrift Shoppes
- Uncategorized
- Volunteer
- All
- @Hospice East Bay
- Bruns House
- Community
- Grief Support
- Hospice Care
- Palliative Care
- Thrift Shoppes
- Uncategorized
- Volunteer
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An Unbearable Situation Made Easier
I don’t know how these amazing people do the work they do day in and day out, but I am so, so grateful they do. ...
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A History of Dedication
Hospice East Bay is fortunate to have numerous community groups that believe in our mission and are passionate about raising funds on our behalf. One ...
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John’s Compassion Earns Gratitude
We’d like to share a letter from one of our patient family members which we recently received. Dear Hospice East Bay, We would like to ...
Hospice Care
My Last Supper
Few of us get to choose our last meal on earth. Death row inmates do, and researchers report that those awaiting execution often ask for ...
Hospice Care
Hospice Moments – Lord of the Dance
Spiritual Care Counselor Bette Birnbaum is often moved to poetry by her experiences with families in hospice. Here is one of her recent reflections: Joe’s ...
Hospice Care
Hospice Moments – Salvation
Spiritual Care Counselor Bette Birnbaum is often moved to poetry by her experiences with families in hospice. Here is one of her recent poems: As ...
Hospice Care
Hospice Moments – Summer of Love
Spiritual Care Counselor Bette Birnbaum is often moved to poetry by her experiences with families in hospice. Here is one of her recent poems: He ...
Hospice Care
It Matters
In Hinduism, there is a spiritual practice called darsan. When we dance in celebration in the temple, in the presence of the statues and images ...
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Letter from a Friend of Hospice
Dear Hospice of the East Bay, I just had to tell you that my dad sold his house in Walnut Creek and it has been ...
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Social Workers Making a Difference
Noemi Mitzel is one of Hospice of the East Bay’s dedicated team of medical social workers. She believes that her first responsibility is to support ...
Hospice Care
Hospice Moments – Magic
Spiritual Care Counselor Bette Birnbaum is often moved to poetry by her experiences with families in hospice. Here is one of her recent poems: Like ...
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Seamless Continuity
Dear Hospice East Bay, Before my wife Rennie came under hospice care, we were somewhat familiar with what hospice provided, but were unaware of all ...
