San Diego Hospice Corp.

Programs: Founded in 1977, san diego hospice and the institute for palliative medicine (sdhipm) was the first hospice program established in the san diego area. Our mission centers on relieving pain and suffering, including physical, emotional, social and spiritual pain experienced during serious illness or at the end of life. Through impeccable quality of services to patients and their loved ones, as well as providing professional education to clinicians at our world-renowned institute for palliative medicine, sdhipm seeks to change for the better the way people face death and dying. Sdhipm serves people of all ages across the entire san diego county region. We care for nearly 1,200 patients a day in their homes, acute-care settings, long-term care facilities and through our inpatient care center, the only free-standing hospice hospital in california. Community events sponsored by sdhipm educate more than 78,000 people each year. Sdhipm's institute for palliative medicine (the institute) is the preeminent provider of professional education in palliative medicine and the world leader in palliative medicine research. The institute has played a major role in establishing the global groundwork for education and research in palliative medicine, as well as integrating palliative medicine into healthcare systems such as hospitals and long-term-care facilities. The institute's center for advanced learning trains more than 3,400 clinicians (physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and clergy) from around the world each year in palliative care. The institute's physician fellowship program is the largest in the u. S. , with both u. S. Fellows and fellows from developing countries. The institute's center for research completed 5 studies during the year and has 40 active studies funded by the national institute for health or private foundations. Sdhipm's center for grief care and education is a resource offering emotional support and education about grief, loss and change before and after a death. Our grief and bereavement services annually reach over 9,500 individuals of all ages. Our center for grief care and education educates and employs highly trained therapists that offer a variety of individualized services using various therapeutic modalities, with individuals, families, groups, and through workshops and specialized children's programs. Sdhipm's comprehensive case management programs (ccmp) focus on helping people of all ages who are living with long-term illnesses. We bring them emotional and practical support that helps them maintain their independence, manage their lives, and deal with the challenges they face daily. Services provided by ccmp are made possible by state and federal funds through state waiver programs, and there are no out-of-pocket expenses for any of our clients. Ccmp includes our hiv/aids case management program where we coordinate daily living issues for clients that are medical, legal, financial, housing and transportation related, as well as provide education to them in managing their disease. Ccmp also includes our partners for children program, a pediatric palliative care state waiver program approved in october of 2009, which offers services to children in need. This program provides palliative case management services to medi-cal and ccs (california child service) approved children with life-threatening illnesses. The program allows these children to receive palliative services concurrent with curative treatments. Services include care coordination, family education and training, expressive therapies, respite care and support counseling for child and family.