| Concordia Hospice Of Washington 10 Leet Street, Washington, PA, 15301 | |
| (724) 627-8118 |
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In a paper just published electronically in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, dramatic increases in Alzheimer's disease in Japan and significant increases in developing countries are linked to changes in national diets.
A compound related to a drug used in humans to prevent organ-transplant rejection attacks a key biochemical process in the faulty immune cells of lupus-prone mice, suggesting a possible new approach to combating the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
TIME reports on the recent efforts of a "young Florida businessman" who started a project "to collect a million shirts and send them to poor people in Africa." The project elicited a range of responses from people in the aid world who have been debating "the best and worst ways to deliver charity, or whether to give at all." The magazine examines these different perspectives.
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have received an $8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study the effects of photodynamic light therapy (PDT) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive and deadly cancer that most often manifests itself in the lining of the lungs and is caused almost exclusively by exposure to asbestos.
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| Name | Concordia Hospice Of Washington |
|---|---|
| Location | 10 Leet Street, Washington, Pennsylvania |
| Hospice ID | 391519 |
| Category | Part of a hospital |
| Ownership Type | Voluntary Non-profit - Other |
| Profit Type | NON-PROFIT |
| SSA county code | 750 |
News Archive
In a paper just published electronically in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, dramatic increases in Alzheimer's disease in Japan and significant increases in developing countries are linked to changes in national diets.
A compound related to a drug used in humans to prevent organ-transplant rejection attacks a key biochemical process in the faulty immune cells of lupus-prone mice, suggesting a possible new approach to combating the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
TIME reports on the recent efforts of a "young Florida businessman" who started a project "to collect a million shirts and send them to poor people in Africa." The project elicited a range of responses from people in the aid world who have been debating "the best and worst ways to deliver charity, or whether to give at all." The magazine examines these different perspectives.
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have received an $8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study the effects of photodynamic light therapy (PDT) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive and deadly cancer that most often manifests itself in the lining of the lungs and is caused almost exclusively by exposure to asbestos.
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| NPI Number | 1801990122 |
| Organization Name | Concordia Hospice Of Washington |
| Address | 10 Leet St Washington, Pennsylvania, 15301 |
| Phone Number | (724)250-4500 |
News Archive
In a paper just published electronically in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, dramatic increases in Alzheimer's disease in Japan and significant increases in developing countries are linked to changes in national diets.
A compound related to a drug used in humans to prevent organ-transplant rejection attacks a key biochemical process in the faulty immune cells of lupus-prone mice, suggesting a possible new approach to combating the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
TIME reports on the recent efforts of a "young Florida businessman" who started a project "to collect a million shirts and send them to poor people in Africa." The project elicited a range of responses from people in the aid world who have been debating "the best and worst ways to deliver charity, or whether to give at all." The magazine examines these different perspectives.
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have received an $8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study the effects of photodynamic light therapy (PDT) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive and deadly cancer that most often manifests itself in the lining of the lungs and is caused almost exclusively by exposure to asbestos.
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| Quality Measure | Provider Score | National Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care | 99.7 | 98.3 |
| Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care | 99.4 | 93.6 |
| Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care | 99.7 | 93.9 |
| Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem | 91.2 | 77.7 |
| Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care | 99.7 | 97.3 |
| Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath | 100.0 | 94.6 |
| Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipation | 99.5 | 93.3 |
News Archive
In a paper just published electronically in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, dramatic increases in Alzheimer's disease in Japan and significant increases in developing countries are linked to changes in national diets.
A compound related to a drug used in humans to prevent organ-transplant rejection attacks a key biochemical process in the faulty immune cells of lupus-prone mice, suggesting a possible new approach to combating the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
TIME reports on the recent efforts of a "young Florida businessman" who started a project "to collect a million shirts and send them to poor people in Africa." The project elicited a range of responses from people in the aid world who have been debating "the best and worst ways to deliver charity, or whether to give at all." The magazine examines these different perspectives.
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have received an $8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study the effects of photodynamic light therapy (PDT) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive and deadly cancer that most often manifests itself in the lining of the lungs and is caused almost exclusively by exposure to asbestos.
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| Home Health Aides | 5.16 |
| Counselors | 0.29 |
| Homemakers | 2 |
| Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses | 0.73 |
| Medical Social Workers | 1.71 |
| Physicians | 0.3 |
| Registered Nurses | 10.41 |
| Other Personnel | 0.84 |
| Total Employees | 21.44 |
|---|
News Archive
In a paper just published electronically in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, dramatic increases in Alzheimer's disease in Japan and significant increases in developing countries are linked to changes in national diets.
A compound related to a drug used in humans to prevent organ-transplant rejection attacks a key biochemical process in the faulty immune cells of lupus-prone mice, suggesting a possible new approach to combating the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
TIME reports on the recent efforts of a "young Florida businessman" who started a project "to collect a million shirts and send them to poor people in Africa." The project elicited a range of responses from people in the aid world who have been debating "the best and worst ways to deliver charity, or whether to give at all." The magazine examines these different perspectives.
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have received an $8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study the effects of photodynamic light therapy (PDT) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive and deadly cancer that most often manifests itself in the lining of the lungs and is caused almost exclusively by exposure to asbestos.
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| Homemakers | 0.08 |
| Others | 0.18 |
| Total Volunteers | 0.26 |
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News Archive
In a paper just published electronically in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, dramatic increases in Alzheimer's disease in Japan and significant increases in developing countries are linked to changes in national diets.
A compound related to a drug used in humans to prevent organ-transplant rejection attacks a key biochemical process in the faulty immune cells of lupus-prone mice, suggesting a possible new approach to combating the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
TIME reports on the recent efforts of a "young Florida businessman" who started a project "to collect a million shirts and send them to poor people in Africa." The project elicited a range of responses from people in the aid world who have been debating "the best and worst ways to deliver charity, or whether to give at all." The magazine examines these different perspectives.
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have received an $8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study the effects of photodynamic light therapy (PDT) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive and deadly cancer that most often manifests itself in the lining of the lungs and is caused almost exclusively by exposure to asbestos.
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| Concordia Hospice Of Washington Location: 10 Leet Street, Washington, Pennsylvania, 15301 Phone: (724) 627-8118 |
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