Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
"VITAS has an outstanding legacy in quality hospice care.
American Hospice is the owner/operator of Hospice of New Jersey, located in
Bloomfield, N.

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, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of
Palliative Medicine and Medical Director, Center for Palliative
Studies, San Diego Hospice + Palliative Care . Hospice is provided in the
home to better provide comfort, pain control and symptom management for a
patient at the end of life. In fact, recent research published by the National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization found that most Americans would
prefer to receive end-of-life care at home and think hospice professionals are
the most knowledgeable in helping them do so.

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----Older patients
with cancer are living longer and often require nursing home care, but
a recent study concludes that many of these patients have severe and
persistent pain and suffering that is not adequately treated, as
reported in the April issue (Volume 8, Number 2) of Journal of
Palliative Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication of Mary Ann Liebert,
Inc.
Treatment to relieve the pain and suffering associated with cancer
is often inadequate in the nursing home setting, and the authors
conclude that many of these patients could potentially benefit from
hospice or palliative care services. Prior to working at VITAS, Squier was director of patient care
services at a Los Angeles hospice organization, a clinical supervisor at a
Beverly Hills home care agency, and director of clinical quality improvement
at a large Pasadena health system.

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About VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R), a pioneer and leader in the hospice
movement since 1978, is the nation's largest provider of end-of-life care. It
also represents our ongoing efforts to advance the growth and development of
the people that work at Hospice of New Jersey every day providing the very
best patient/family care.
As part of its continued commitment to hospice leadership, American
Hospice (AH) has recently consolidated its hospices into one operating group.

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PETALUMA, Calif. He began his VITAS career as a team
manager at VITAS' Encino, Newark, Covina and Torrance programs, where he
supervised interdisciplinary teams providing home hospice services to nearly
100 patients. Bringing the
VITAS brand of compassionate, professional care to this community means so
much to families living here ," said Squier.
VITAS' North Bay program provides responsive, round-the-clock hospice
care .
Hospice of New Jersey has been serving terminally ill patients and their
loved ones since 1994.

Palliative care is the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment.

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NEW ROCHELLE, N.
Ron Squier, RN, BSBA , leads the VITAS North Bay program as its general
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Pain Relief for Cancer Patients in Nursing Homes is Inadequate Concludes a Study in Journal of Palliative Medicine

VITAS employs 8,106 professionals who care for
terminally ill patients daily, primarily in the patients' homes , but also in
the company's 23 inpatient hospice units as well as in hospitals, nursing
homes and assisted living facilities/residential care facilities for the
elderly.com.

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Squier has worked in hospice and home care for more than 20 years in
various clinical and management roles. We serve patients and families by addressing their physical,
emotional and spiritual pain, and we have never accepted payment from any of
our patients or their families.americanhospice.

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"We look forward to collaborating
with our fellow health care organizations to deliver an unsurpassed level of
care to patients nearing the end of life. VITAS'
compassionate care focuses on the medical, social and spiritual needs of
patients and their families, from employing VITAS' own hospice-specific pain
formulary and protocols to manage pain to offering rewarding treatments such
as pet therapy. at 400 Broadacres Drive, (973) 893-0818.

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Care(R), the nation's leading hospice provider, today announced that its North
Bay program has received its Medicare licensure . A full interdisciplinary team, including a medical director,
registered nurses, home health aides , a full-time chaplain and social workers,
now serves patients.787., Reflecting its ability to draw
on national resources as a "Center of Excellence" in the American Hospice
family, Hospice of New Jersey has adopted a new logo.

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trade magazine, Genetic Engineering News (GEN), was the first in its
field and is today the industry's most widely read publication
worldwide .

About American Hospice
American Hospice is the oldest hospice management company in the U.

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liebertpub.liebertpub. The North Bay program is one
of the newest of VITAS' 39 programs nationwide and serves patients and their
families living in Sonoma and Marin counties. This logo symbolizes the
open-armed caring and end-of-life support that is our hospice mission.
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"Vx," was created to track the effectiveness of that care.

About Hospice
Because hospice is not a "place" as many believe, VITAS caregivers make
visits throughout the community to care for patients in their own home, in
nursing homes, and in assisted living communities. BLOOMFIELD , N.

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Patients and families in the area can access VITAS staff day or night
through a 24-hour Telecare(R) call center staffed by VITAS triage nurses .

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Oncology and Hematology Associated in New London, CT, and colleagues
from Brown University Medical School (Providence, RI).
VITAS' North Bay office is located at 3700 Lakeville Highway, Suite 205,
in Petaluma.2200 for more information or to schedule a free
consultation . and
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Headquartered in Miami, Florida, VITAS (pronounced VEE-tahs) operates 39
hospice programs in 15 states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin). Headquartered in Jacksonville,
Florida, American Hospice operates hospices in: Phoenix , AZ; Oklahoma City,
OK; throughout northern and central New Jersey; and throughout central and
eastern Virginia.

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Although more than one in ten of the nursing home residents with
cancer in this study were terminally ill, less than 30% of these
patients received hospice services. A complete list of the firm's 60 journals, newsmagazines,
and books is available at www."
VITAS hospice programs around the country are committed to continually
improving clinical care by using an interdisciplinary approach to providing
hospice care and caregiver education. Volunteers are warmly encouraged to contact the office
for opportunities to participate in patient care. Families may call the VITAS
North Bay program at 707.

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About 10% of nursing home residents have cancer, and among this
group of patients more than half experience persistent, severe pain,
according to a study by Vanessa Johnson, M., is a privately held, fully integrated
media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed
journals in many promising areas of science and biomedical research,
including AIDS Patient Care and STDs, Disease Management, and The
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine . At the conclusion of the third quarter of 2005, VITAS reported an
average daily census of 10,259 .

Hospice of New Jersey Strengthens Ties With American Hospice

Hospice of New Jersey is a community standard-bearer for service
excellence.

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VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R) of North Bay Receives Medicare Licensure

As a preferred referral choice to families
across the region , the secret of Hospice of New Jersey's success is its
ability to work with community hospitals, physicians , nursing homes, group
homes and other assisted-living facilities to become an integral part of their
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"Cancer patients and their families should expect excellent pain
relief as part of their comprehensive care in nursing homes to the
same standard as available elsewhere in the health care system," says
Charles F. Hospice of New Jersey moves confidently into the future
with its exceptionally well-qualified staff of professionals and its army of
volunteers.S.