Hospice Care in Rapid City, SD - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Regional Health Home Plus Hospice
Medicare Approved
Location: 224 Elk Street Post Office Box 6000, Rapid City, South Dakota 57709
Phone: (605) 755-7710

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The dust up continues as some Republican governors reject health law's Medicaid expansion

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, however, says he is considering opting out but would like more answers - both in terms of policy questions and the political outcome of the election - before he makes a decision. Meanwhile, Stateline explores how the Medicaid expansion will present a tough fiscal call for many of state executives.

Roche receives FDA approval for Zelboraf to treat BRAF mutation-positive metastatic melanoma

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zelboraf (vemurafenib) for the treatment of BRAF V600E mutation-positive, inoperable or metastatic melanoma, as determined by an FDA-approved test.

Research: Motor proteins transport mRNA to get where it is needed, prevent diseases

Scientists have found that mRNA may travel one way down a cell, then board another, aptly named motor protein, and head in the opposite direction to get where it ultimately needs to be.

Minnesota Health Care Group to launch pilot 'pay-for-performance' initiative to reduce treatment costs for depression

The Buyers Health Care Action Group, a health care purchasing coalition in Minnesota for large employers, on Wednesday announced a pay-for-performance pilot program that will reward physicians who effectively treat depressed patients, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Bright light from sports stadiums, urban street lamps may boost daytime ozone levels

Not even the most avid fans could notice, but those spectacular aerial images of a brightly-lit Cowboys Stadium during Sunday's Super Bowl XLV symbolize one of the hottest new pieces of scientific intelligence about air pollution.

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.