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Connecticut Hospice is pleased to join forces once again with Branford Parks and Recreation Department to offer the Hospice Pool Program.
Socially distanced swimming is easy when our pool is Olympic-sized, and numbers are kept low.
Add beautiful views of Long Island Sound and ample free parking, and there's no reason not to join us.
Options include; Open Swim, Aquacise Classes, and Senior Swim.
For eligibility and details, please visit: Branford Parks & Recreation Hospice Pool Program
On June 24, Connecticut Hospice welcomed Dr. Nathan Wood, a Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Resident, to a 2-week rotation with our Medical Department and the Interdisciplinary Team. Connecticut Hospice’s care-providers are not only proud to share their hospice and palliative care experience with new healthcare practitioners, but also pleased to receive additional knowledge from visiting practitioners.
Dr. Wood has published on a variety of topics, including hands-on curriculum for teaching practical nutrition, code-switching in medical settings, and the effects of fibromyalgia on long-term analgesic outcomes following total knee and hip replacement surgery.
Dr. Wood is also a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education, where he won the Top Toque Award, presented by faculty for highest academic achievement. In 2017 and 2018 he worked as a Medical Student Producer for the Dr. Oz Show, and won a Production Award from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Daytime Emmy Awards. Obviously a man of many talents, our patients and staff have had the pleasure of hearing him play classical piano in our inpatient lobby when not practicing bedside medicine.
This is the first medical rotation since COVID-19 forced a temporary hold on clinical rotations at Connecticut Hospice. All rotations now include orientation on the correct use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) during the coronavirus pandemic.
In July three additional Hospice and Palliative Care Fellows will arrive for orientation prior to each performing a one-month rotation Inpatient and an additional two weeks in Home Care with our teams. We look forward to welcoming Dr. Faisal Radwi, Dr. Alex Choi, and Dr. Bryan Terry.
The John D. Thompson Hospice Institute for Education, Training and Research, Inc. (JDT), the educational ally of Connecticut Hospice, was established in 1979 to provide a vehicle for sharing hospice and palliative care philosophy, experience and skills with students, health care professionals, administrators, caregivers, and the community.
The JDT Hospice Institute offers high-quality continuing education services to physicians and nurses and is accredited to award both CMEs (Continuing Medical Education) and CNEs (Continuing Nursing Education). The Institute is also a premier clinical rotation site and annually host over 300 students from prestigious universities located both in and out of Connecticut and around the world.
To learn more, click here: The John D. Thompson Hospice Institute for Education, Training and Research
For all those isolated by illness and the pandemic, actress and Broadway star, five-time Tony Award nominee Laura Benanti has some joy to share, and we have been asked to help bring it to the Connecticut Hospice community and others who may not be active on social media and might be in need of connection during this time.
Benanti and social activist friend Kate Dieter-Maradei created SunshineConcerts, a free livestream concert series to connect an intergenerational audience.
This spring thousands of high school students across the country were bitterly disappointed to discover the musical productions they had spent months rehearsing would not be staged. On Twitter, Benanti invited students to share videos of the performances they weren’t able to give because of COVID-19.
The #SunshineSongs social media campaign went viral with millions of people joining the virtual audience for students’ heartwarming performances.
Benanti received thousands of videos from all over the country, (her friend Lin-Manuel Miranda watched many with her), and the story was featured on Good Morning America, Vogue, People and the NYTimes, etc,.
Benanti and Dieter-Maradei decided to turn this outpouring of expressions into something positive. The SunshineConcerts project livestreams performances by the best of the student submissions and includes performances by Laura Benanti, and other special guests so that elders and teenagers can come together in music.
Watch the The Sunshine Concert livestream Saturday, May 30 at 6pm! To make the event special, virtual tickets and playbills can be printed.
Download your SUNSHINEBILL Playbook here.
Download your Sunshine Concert ticket here.
Please share these details with anyone you know who is living in isolation during the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Connecticut Hospice would like to THANK everyone who has already donated to help us help others during the COVID 19 Crisis! And while the virus has changed life for everyone, patient care and safety remain the top priorities at Connecticut Hospice. To continue, we must keep our staff safe and healthy as well. This will become even more important as Connecticut Hospice beds will be used to relieve area hospital overflow.
Please help us help others as Connecticut Hospice takes on additional responsibilities to support the New Haven area community by donating today! Your donation will help purchase; masks, gloves, thermometers and scrubs.
Among the runners was our very own, Barbara Pearce, CEO and President of the CT Hospice in Branford, CT
Thank you to Barbara and the Milford Road Runners for making a difference in the lives of the patients and families we serve in Connecticut.
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