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Description

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The Connecticut Hospice Inc The First American Hospice
Hospice does not take a narrow view of complexities of the needs of patients with an irreversible illness and their families While the control of physical pain and other physical symptoms is the central and primary concern for caregivers it is not the only priority The patient with an irreversible illness suffers from an array of emotional spiritual social and financial problems The rationale for Hospice caregiving is that it is impossible for any one discipline to provide the range of services required Through the team approach Hospice helps patients and families attain optimum quality of life

Timeline of Events
1974 First Home Care Patient
1979 Founded teaching affiliate the Connecticut Hospice Institute Renamed
the John D Thompson Hospice Institute in 1993
1980 Licensed as a hospital special hospice
1980 Designated statewide referral center for inpatient care
1985 Only hospice accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education
1986 Medical oncology fellowship rotations offered in conjunction with Yale
University School of Medicine
1988 Opened first quotCottagequot as a residence and treatment center for
homeless patients
1996 Introduction of web site and Hospice quotCare Phone
1997 Authored legislation on Physician Assisted Living and guest edited
Connecticut Medicine magazine devoted to subject
1997 Author of quotHospice and Palliative Carequot in Cancer Therapeutics
1997 World Class Textbook Reichels Care of the Elderly Clinical Aspects
of Aging quotManagement of the Dying Patient
1998 Accredited with Commendation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO
1999 CBS News 60 Minutes news coverage re Physician Assisted Living
1999 Feb United States Postal Stamp issued commemorating 25th year of
hospice care

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History

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1974 First Home Care Patient

1979 Founded teaching affiliate the Connecticut Hospice Institute Renamed the John D Thompson Hospice Institute in 1993

1980 Licensed as a hospital special hospice

1980 Designated statewide referral center for inpatient care

1985 Only hospice accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

1986 Medical oncology fellowship rotations offered in conjunction with Yale University School of Medicine

1988 Opened first quotCottagequot as a residence and treatment center for homeless patients

1996 Introduction of web site and Hospice quotCare Phonequot

1997 Authored legislation on Physician Assisted Living and guest edited Connecticut Medicine magazine devoted to subject

1997 Author of quotHospice and Palliative Carequot in Cancer Therapeutics

1997 World Class Textbook Reichels Care of the Elderly Clinical Aspects of Aging quotManagement of the Dying Patientquot

1998 Accredited with Commendation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO

1999 CBS News 60 Minutes news coverage re Physician Assisted Living

1999 Feb United States Postal Stamp issued commemorating 25th year of hospice care