Hospice Care in Washington, DC - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Community Hospice Of Washington Dc
Medicare Approved
Location: 3720 Upton Street Nw, Washington, District Of Columbia 20016
Phone: (202) 366-3117

Capital Hospice
Medicare Approved
Location: 50 F Street, Nw Suite 3300, Washington, District Of Columbia 20001
Phone: (202) 244-8300

Vitas Innovative Hospice Care Of Greater Washingto
Medicare Approved
Location: 1200 First Street, Ne Suite 320, Washington, District Of Columbia 20002
Phone: (202) 414-5411

Professional Healthcare Resources Of Washington Dc
Medicare Approved
Location: 1010 Wisconsin Avenue Nw, Washington, District Of Columbia 20007
Phone: (202) 955-0355

News Archive

Functional MRI illuminates brain networks activated by motion

An estimated 300,000 people in North America are afflicted with dystonia, a disorder characterized by a progressive loss of motor control. Patients with generalized dystonia grapple with involuntary muscle spasms that lead to uncontrolled twisting and turning in awkward, sometimes painful postures.

Research findings could help treat people with sexual disorders

Undesirable associations with sex can be unlearned, but return if the circumstances change. They must therefore be unlearned in different situations. The drug D-cycloserine may help here. These are the findings of psychologist Mirte Brom.

Home Run Challenge: PCF, MLB and MLBPA partner to raise funds for prostate cancer research

Major League Baseball players are putting their bats to work once again to help strike out prostate cancer as part of the Prostate Cancer Foundation's 14th Annual Home Run Challenge. The Home Run Challenge, a partnership between the Prostate Cancer Foundation, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, begins today and runs through Father's Day, June 20, 2010.

Flow cytometry can now be used for quantification of microbial cells in drinking water

Flow cytometry (FCM) can now be officially used for the quantification of microbial cells in drinking water. The new analytical method - developed at Eawag and extensively tested both in Switzerland and abroad - has been incorporated into the Swiss Food Compendium (SLMB) by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).

Research!America and partner organizations launch national voter education initiative

Two-thirds of Americans (66%) say it's important for candidates running for office to assign a high priority to funding medical research, according to America Speaks, Volume 14, a compilation of key questions from public opinion polls commissioned by Research!America.

Hospice Care

Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.