Hospice Care in Staten Island, NY

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Staten Island University Hospital Univ Hospice
Medicare Approved
Location: 78 Meisner Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10306
Phone: (718) 226-6450

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Fruit pies have been found to contain mould

The Food Standards Agency is today advising consumers that some pies in batches of three brands of fruit pies have been found to contain mould.

Cities and counties unlikely to heed FDA warning on importing foreign drugs

Cities and local governments in several states said they will continue to use a Canadian company to offer employees prescription drugs at a highly reduced price, even though federal officials raised safety concerns about the practice last week.

Study finds potential new therapeutic targets for childhood brain tumors

People with the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are prone to developing tumors on nervous system tissue.

Non-surgical needle biopsies in the lung may eliminate the need for children to undergo surgery

A pediatric study published in the September Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology shows non-surgical needle biopsies in the lung were 91 percent successful in providing sufficient tissue to determine a diagnosis.

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.