Hospice Care in Lynchburg, VA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Centra Health, Hospice Of The Hills
Medicare Approved
Location: 2097 Langhorne Road, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
Phone: (804) 200-3204

Seven Hills Hospice, Llc
Medicare Approved
Location: 2250 Murrell Road, Bldg B, Unit 2, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
Phone: (434) 847-4703

Senior Independence Hospice
Medicare Approved
Location: 2025 Tate Springs Road, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
Phone: (434) 386-3800

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Northwestern Memorial performs robotic assisted vasectomy reversal using da Vinci surgical robot

In 1989 a 29-year-old Michael Schrader had it all: steady job, a wife, and two wonderful children-daughter Courtney and son Cameron. He couldn't envision wanting more-that is, more children. Taking steps to keep his nuclear family intact, he underwent vasectomy- a procedure so routine he was back on the golf course the next afternoon.

Principal investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital elected as AAAS Fellows

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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.