Reshaping the Approach to Life and Death in Healthcare HopeWest, in collaboration with Community Hospital, is proud to announce the Western Slope Hospice and Palliative Care Conference scheduled for February 23, 2024. This exciting event is designed to provide a...
Letter from Dr. David West As we approach the 25th anniversary of HopeWest and its inception,I want to thank you for your support and the opportunity to partner with you in bringing expert end-of-life care to your patients. The physicians in Mesa County have been...
Noisy Breathing at the End-of-Life By Ellissa Tiller, MD, FAAHPM, CPE, VPMA Movie deaths do not prepare us for the death rattle. Its unfamiliar noise scares us and makes us feel helpless. It makes us worry that our loved one is suffering. We want it to stop. We’re not...
Complex Case Presentation Helps Clinicians Provide the Best Care to Their Patients Clinicians attend conference to discuss complex health cases facing our local health care providers to collaboratively work towards providing the best patient care possible. Don’t Miss...
Dramatically Improve Your Patient’s Experience By Simply Changing The Way You Phrase Things Specific language is important for patient experience and shared decision-making in heart failure, according to research published in the June 1 issue of The American Journal...
Mesa County Physicians Working Together to Improve End-of-Life Care David West, MD • VP of Medical Affairs (970) 255-7271 • DWest@HopeWestCO.org Over the past 120 years health care – both public health and personal health – has made incredible advances. Life...
Being Mortal Questions to Ask Terminally Ill Patients In Dr. Atul Gawande’s book, Being Mortal, Atul uses his father’s powerful story to explore the concept of shared decision making in medicine – the idea that the ideal modern doctor should be neither paternalistic...
Are more of your patients eligible? Caring for a seriously ill patient is difficult. This is true not just for the patient and his or her family, but for everyone involved. Physicians and their medical teams are often challenged when caring for patients with complex...
HopeWest is here to partner with you and your patients. We know that together we can help patients and families facing serious illness live the best life possible. If you have questions about how we can work together, please call, anytime. Read More
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