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6 Dateline New Hospice Board Members (L to R) Hospice Foundation Board Chair, Mike Laipple, president of LP Ciminelli Solutions joins new CHPC trustees Ken Drake, CAO - Sagemark Consulting; Donna Mostiller – assistant director of Human Resources with People Inc.; and John Davanzo - Senior Vice President of Regional Development with the Catholic Health System. The new trustees are joined by Hospice president & CEO, Bill Finn. Not pictured is Tim McEvoy, VP General Counsel & Secretary Greatbatch, Inc. National Priorities Partnership Sets Action Agenda to Improve Healthcare and Cut Waste During Time of Severe Economic Strain, Continued from page 1. “The key to our success will be focusing on the right places in our vast and fragmented system where we can achieve the biggest dividends for patients and their families. It is reform from the inside out - where it has the best chance to succeed,” declared co-chair and Institute for Healthcare Improvement CEO Don Berwick. The Partnership’s improvement agenda is well underway, identifying six “National Priorities” that target reform in ways that will eliminate waste, harm, and disparities to create and expand world-class, patient-centered, affordable healthcare. The “National Priorities” are: • Patient and Family Engagement, to provide patient-centered, effective care; • Population Health, to bring greater focus on wellness and prevention starting in our communities; • Safety, to improve reliability and eliminate errors wherever and whenever possible; • Care Coordination, to provide patient-centered, high-value care; • Palliative and End-of-Life Care, to guarantee appropriate and compassionate care for patients with advanced illnesses; • Overuse, to remove waste, encourage appropriate use, and achieve effective, affordable care. The nation’s economic crisis makes addressing healthcare even more urgent. With healthcare spending on track to reach 50 percent of America’s GDP by 2050 and states in severe budgetary straits, cutting waste to achieve savings and better care is an imperative. “There is broad consensus among Americans that healthcare needs real change. We must capitalize on this opportunity to improve safety and effectiveness and eliminate waste,” said Partnership co-chair and National Committee for Quality Assurance president Margaret O’Kane. “The Partnership represents unprecedented consensus - we have brought the right players together at the right time to effect positive, meaningful change.” “The need to improve this nation’s healthcare system is one that all providers recognize. This new partnership, launched in Washington, DC, is a significant step forward in making a difference,” said J. Donald Schumacher, NHPCO president and CEO. “Every organization and individual has a role to play and I’m grateful that end-of-life care has been identified as one of the six key focus areas.” Moving into 2009 and a new session of Congress, the National Priorities Partnership will enlist other powerful organizations to help fix healthcare, arguably the nation’s biggest ongoing crisis. The group will spend the next year marshalling specific, measurable actions to deliver better, more affordable care.
SUPPORT GROUPS Hosted by Life Transitions Center The following support groups are offered by Life Transitions Center, 150 Bennett Road, Cheektowaga. For more information or to register, call (716) 836-6460. Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held at Life Transitions Center. Scholarships are available for those in financial need. SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ADULTS – NO REGISTRATION NEEDED General Grief 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. This is a support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one. Support Group 2nd Thursday of each month Monthly topics will be discussed. Fee $5.00. Dates: March 12 - Depression or Grief?; April 9 - Spring, Changing Seasons; May 14 - Finding Your Way Back Suicide Bereavement 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one as a result Support Group 1st Tuesday of each month of a suicide. No Fee. Footprints 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Support for parents who have experienced the death of a baby as a result of mison the Heart 4th Thursday of each month carriage, ectopic (tubal) pregnancy, stillbirth, early infant death or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SIDS. For more info. contact Fran Kane at (716) 862-1678. No fee. Hopeful Hearts Meets on an Support for women who are considering pregnancy, or are pregnant, after a misas needed basis carriage or infant death. For more info. contact Fran Kane at (716) 862-1678. No fee. SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ADULTS – REGISTRATION REQUIRED Metastatic Breast 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. This is an evening of conversation and social networking for women who have Cancer Networking 1st Wednesday experienced metastatic breast cancer. Call Joanne Janicki at 845-4432 or LTC at Group of each month 836-6460 for information. Free. Writing the Story of Your Life Call for information This is a guided autobiography workshop. Each meeting will provide materials, instruction, inspiration, time to share and remember, and a better understanding of the past. $60 for six sessions. Widows 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Support for those who have experienced the death of a spouse within the past 18 Under 50 Meets for 8 weeks months. Participants must be 50 years of age or younger, or have children under the on Tuesday age of 18 years. $80 fee per person. Widows 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Support for those who have experienced the death of a spouse within the past 18 Over 50 Meets for 8 weeks on Thursday months. $80 fee per person. Dates: March 5 - April 23 Partners in Grief Call for information Support for those who have experienced the death of a same sex partner. Surviving the Death of a Sibling Call for information Support for adults who have experienced the death of a sibling. $80 for 8 weeks. After a 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Support for adults who have experienced the death of a parent. $80 for 8 weeks. Parent Dies Meets for 8 weeks on Monday Dates: March 2 - April 20 Young Adult Support Group Call for information Support for young adults (18-30) who have experienced the death of a loved one within the past 3 months to 2 years. $35 for 8 weeks. Pet Loss Workshop Call for information This workshop helps participants understand the role companion animals play in our lives and offers suggestions for healthy grieving when sickness or death occurs. Meditation Group Call for information This group, for beginners, will help you learn how to incorporate meditation into your life as a tool to help you cope with difficult times. $50.00 for 4 weeks. SUPPORT GROUPS FOR TEENS AND CHILDREN – REGISTRATION REQUIRED Storm Clouds 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Support for teens/children (5-17), and their parents or caregivers, who have and Rainbows Meets for 8 weeks experienced the death of a loved one. Participants will meet in age appropriate on Monday groups. Adults meet separately. The fee is $99 for one adult and one child. There is an additional $25 fee for each child, and $15 fee for each additional adult. Dates: April 20 - June 15 Planet Kid 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. A therapeutic respite program for children ages 5-13 who have lost a loved one. 1st Friday Movies, pizza, creative activities, and an opportunity to share feelings and loss. of each month Facilitated by a professional bereavement counselor. Caregivers get a break while children attend. $50 per child for 5 sessions. 7
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