According to Dr. Alexander Peralta, chief medical director at Faith Presbyterian Hospice and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center, two of the most common reasons hospice patients are discharged are: Disease stabilization or remission Pursuit of holistic and integrated therapies Disease Stabilization or Remission In some instances, patients with a terminal diagnosis…
Keep ReadingA Holistic Approach to Care Hospice care is designed to ensure that a patient experiences a peaceful, dignified, pain-free journey in a setting of their choice during their final months or weeks of life. This is achieved by addressing the four major domains of suffering for those with terminal, acute or chronic diseases, namely: Physical…
Keep ReadingDr. Alexander Peralta joins Faith Presbyterian Hospice and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center as chief medical director. Dr. Peralta is a diplomat for the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and is Hospice Medical Director Certified. He has a wide range of recognitions, honors and activities, including serving on Parkland’s Health…
Keep ReadingWe are pleased to announce that through the fundraising efforts of the Presbyterian Communities and Services Foundation, Faith Presbyterian Hospice’s Child and Family Bereavement Center is a 2017 grant recipient from Dallas’ Crystal Charity Ball. The Child and Family Bereavement Center provides programs such as Camp Faith and Faith Kids. Camp Faith is a one day camp…
Keep ReadingThe Presbyterian Communities and Services Foundation has raised additional funding for the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center. Four Dallas families have generously given gifts totaling $2.8 million. The Pickens Center is scheduled to open this spring and will be the first stand-alone hospice in the Dallas Metroplex. You can read about the donations, why…
Keep ReadingJannetta Lingle brings a history of hospice experience with increasing levels of responsibility and success. For the previous 11 years, she held several positions with Providence Healthcare Network, last serving as director of Providence Hospice in Whitney, Texas, for four years and additional director responsibility for the last year at a second location in Mexia,…
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