In fact, recent research
published by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization found that
most Americans would prefer to receive end-of-life care at home and think
hospice professionals are the most knowledgeable in helping them do so.

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Bleck creatively provides snippets
and case histories that help us see our own behaviors among the many symptoms
SCT addresses.
As a former professor , he has taught counseling and psychology.

A hospice responds to the unique needs of the terminally ill by providing physical and emotional care to dying persons and their families.

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VITAS'
compassionate care focuses on the medical, social and spiritual needs of
patients and their families, from employing VITAS' own hospice-specific pain
formulary and protocols to manage pain to offering rewarding treatments such
as pet therapy.

About Hospice
Because hospice is not a "place" as many believe , VITAS caregivers make
visits throughout the community to care for patients in their own home.
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, VITAS (pronounced VEE-tahs) operates 34
hospice programs in 12 states (Arizona , California, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and
Wisconsin).

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MIDDLEBURY, Conn. Hanlon is a healthcare industry veteran, having served as a
senior patient care administrator, team manager and palliative care liaison at
VITAS ' Dallas, Texas, program. Hanlon earned
her bachelor's degree in nursing from D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York,
and now resides in Vernon, CT.
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At the
conclusion of the fourth quarter of 2004, VITAS reported an average daily
census of 9,134.D.

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Hospice is provided in the home to better provide comfort, pain control and
symptom management for a patient at the end of life . And options for giving the
pain back to its source (completing) are offered. from the University of Florida in 1977.

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She began her career as a registered nurse at a Buffalo, New York, medical
center , and then moved on to a position as a home care nurse. Its proprietary information technology,
"Vx ," was created to track the effectiveness of that care.

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, VITAS Innovative Hospice
Care(R), the nation 's leading hospice provider, today announced that its
Connecticut program has received its Medicare licensure.

The hospice philosophy seeks to allow the terminally ill person to be at home, close to family and friends, while still under professional medical supervision.

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VITAS employs 7,159 professionals who care for terminally ill
patients daily, primarily in the patients' homes, but also in the company 's 24
inpatient hospice units as well as in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted
living facilities /residential care facilities for the elderly. As a writer
and innovator in the field, he has appeared on radio and television shows
throughout the country.com.

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The Connecticut
program, which began operations in late 2004, is one of the newest of VITAS'
34 programs nationwide and serves patients and their families living in the
greater Waterbury area.

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Michelle Hanlon, RN, BSN, leads the VITAS Connecticut program as its
general manager.

About VITAS
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R), a pioneer and leader in the hospice
movement since 1978, is the nation's largest provider of end-of-life care.ereleases.

(From HospiceWeb)

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Patients and families in the Waterbury/Middlebury area will be
able to access VITAS staff day or night through a 24-hour Telecare(R) call
center staffed by VITAS triage nurses. Families and volunteers may
call the VITAS Connecticut program at 203-437-3111 for more information or to
schedule a free consultation. Bleck received his Ph.

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"VITAS is committed to treating all patients
eligible for hospice services, whether they're suffering from the devastating
affects of Alzheimer's disease, various cancers, end-stage dementia or any
other terminal illness.

'Give Back the Pain ' by Dr. Robert T. Bleck

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"As I've traveled around the area meeting healthcare providers and members
of the community, I've learned that this truly is an underserved market for
end-of-life care," said Hanlon.

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Robert Bleck has devised a simple but
effective three-phase therapeutic approach to eliminating the lingering
effects of painful past experiences .
Believing that we all suffer from at least some emotional wounds as a
result of our past experiences, especially those of us who have been abused,
Dr.

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PLAINVIEW, N. Bleck
(516) 681-0689

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A full interdisciplinary team, including a medical director,
registered nurses, home health aides, a full-time chaplain and social workers,
now serves patients.

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VITAS Innovative Hospice Care (R) of Connecticut Receives Medicare Licensure

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VITAS hospice programs around the country are committed to continually
improving clinical care by using an interdisciplinary approach to providing
hospice care and caregiver education.
VITAS' Connecticut office is located at 1579 Straits Turnpike, Unit C, in
Middlebury.Y., Veteran
educator/researcher/therapist Dr.

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She also has served as an admissions
coordinator, nurse manager, and case manager for a northern New York hospice. I know that bringing the VITAS brand of compassionate,
responsive, professional care to Connecticut means so much to families living
here. Volunteers are warmly encouraged to contact the office
for opportunities to participate in patient care.
Incorporating all the effective, significant psychological theories widely
in use today, SCT takes us on a journey of personal exploration and emotional
healing built on the theory that we can only break free of the disabling
effects of our hurts if we (first ) become fully aware of their true origins,
(next) re-experience the pain, and (finally) complete the healing process by
confronting those responsible for the pain.

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An easy-to-use self-hypnosis script aids us in becoming fully
conscious of the events that created our symptoms.

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VITAS' Connecticut program provides responsive, round-the-clock hospice
care at patients' homes, in area hospitals, assisted living facilities, and in
nursing homes.
In his book, "Give Back the Pain," Dr. He is founder and director of the Source Completion
Therapy Center in Plainview, New York, where he puts his therapeutic
principles into practice.

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Bleck put his mental health expertise to work on developing Source
Completion Therapy (SCT). For more information,
visit http://www.