Hospice Care in La Crosse, WI - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Mayo Clinic Hs Franciscan Hospice
Medicare Approved
Location: 620 11th St South, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
Phone: (608) 392-9790

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Medicare Approved
Location: 1910 South Ave Eb0-002, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
Phone: (608) 775-8435

News Archive

World records and fight against breast cancer fundraiser

Make room, pumpkins, there's a new attempt afoot to set some Guinness World Records and once again add Nova Scotia to the coveted list. Bust a Move for Breast Health, a fundraising fitness extravaganza set for January 30, 2010, at the Halifax Metro Centre, is going to attempt a pair of GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS(R) records: the largest Pilates class and the most people hugging.

Health care reform increases emergency department use in Massachusetts

The implementation of health care reform in Massachusetts - principally the expansion of health insurance coverage to nearly everyone in the state - was associated with a small but consistent increase in emergency department use, according to the findings of a study to be published online today in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Increased Use of the Emergency Department After Health Care Reform in Massachusetts").

New PSA test identifies men with prostate cancer more accurately

In a large multi-center clinical trial, a new PSA test to screen for prostate cancer more accurately identified men with prostate cancer - particularly the aggressive form of the disease - and substantially reduced false positives compared to the two currently available commercial PSA tests, according to newly published research from Northwestern Medicine.

Study provides insight into adaptive evolution of common cold viruses

Common cold season is back, which has people wondering why we catch the same virus, year after year. Why don't we ever develop immunity against the common cold? Professor Pierre Talbot at INRS has known about the incredible variability of coronaviruses for some time.

Exploring the links between chronic stress, inflammation and depression

Chronic stress can inflame our brain, destroy the connections between our neurons and result in depression, scientists say.

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.