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In Reply To: Palliative Care in Suburban Hospitals

Post Re:Palliative Care in Suburban Hospitals
Author: CynthiaWagner
Date: Dec 3, 2007 4:16 pm
Sandy,

What size is your community hospital and are you sure it wouldn't support an FTE? I'd be very careful about hiring someone on a part-time basis, and doubt the patients would be served well. I was hired to start a PC program at my suburban, community hospital (170 beds) 2 years ago and the volume of consults has more than supported one FTE (in fact we just added another 0.6 FTE). We only do consults M-F, and work closely with the attending physcians. Additionally, my community hospital does not have a pain managment service, and I have expanded to do "pain consults" which has also helped support the volumes. I'd be glad to discuss further if you'd like to email directly: wagnercy@mlhs.org Cynthia Wagner, RN, MSN
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