The Mission Hospice & Home Care Clinical Outreach Team works to explain hospice care to patients, families, and physicians, and assesses whether patients might benefit from admission to their services. Every day, Mission Hospice's Outreach nurses and social workers explain what hospice is (and what it is not). Here, they debunk some of myths they often encounter. MYTH: Hospice means you're going to die immediately. Outreach Team: Hospice care neither hastens death nor prolongs life. … [Read more...]