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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCARBOROUGH, Maine (June 21, 2016) – In response to studies showing that cuddling or petting a dog can achieve health benefits, Gosnell Memorial Hospice House is launching a dog visitation program for its patients and their families.   Petprograms can help achieve positive health benefits including…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center to Advance Palliative Care Director Dr. Diane Meier addresses hundreds of physicians and caregivers at Hospice of Southern Maine’s annual Thresholds Conference PORTLAND, Maine (May 6, 2016) – Internationally renowned hospice and palliative care expert Dr. Diane Meier addressed hundreds of…

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PORTLAND, Maine (Sept. 25, 2015) – Families and friends of those who have died in hospice care this year gathered in Deering Oaks this evening to honor their loved ones’ memory in a celebration of light and song that illuminated the Portland park. Hospice of Southern Maine hosts Twilight in the…

Physicians will be allowed to bill Medicare for discussing terminal diagnoses, hospice care and other issues, to give patients better control over their last months.   To learn more click on the link below.  http://www.pressherald.com/2015/11/28/medicare-to-pay-doctors-for-end-of-life-talks-under-new-rule/

      Hospice project gives student rare insight into the end of life by Kelley Bouchard of the Portland Press Herald. Check out the link below for more information.   http://www.pressherald.com/2015/03/01/hospice-project-gives-students-rare-insight-into-the-end-of-life/

For immediate release:   December 12, 2014 - (FALMOUTH, Maine) — Hospice of Southern Maine celebrated a year of service at its Annual Meeting of the Members of the Corporation on December 12, 2014 at the Portland Country Club in Falmouth.  The event was well attended, with special guests including Bethany Beausang from…

Carol Schoneberg-Robinson is an End of Life Educator and Bereavement Services Manager at Hospice of Southern Maine. She has been in the business of talking with people about death for 23 years. This interview is more uplifting than it is scary. In Schoneberg-Robinson’s words, “I like to tell people that because we talk…

The Walk to End Alzheimer’s and Twilight in the Park bookend day of awareness for end-of-life care and support. Hundreds will gather in Deering Oaks Park on Saturday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m. for Hospice of Southern Maine’s annual Twilight in the Park, a celebration of life during which luminaria will be lit in memory of…

Hospice of Southern Maine is pleased to announce a new collaborative model for the delivery of physician services. On July 1st , we will begin working with Maine Medical Center’s Palliative care team and New England Cancer Specialists (formerly known as Maine Center for Cancer Medicine) to provide medical services for patients…

The Maine Community Foundation is providing support to Hospice of Southern Maine for four “Living with Grief” Workshops for individuals who have lost a loved one. These sessions, which will follow the Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) format and involve creative writing and exploration of feelings, will be facilitated by…