Dr. Heidi Marlin, MD Named as HopeWest PACE Medical Director

Dr. Heidi Marlin, MD Named as HopeWest PACE Medical Director

HopeWest appointed Dr. Heidi Marlin, MD, as the new Medical Director of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) serving Mesa County. PACE is a comprehensive health care program designed to enhance the quality of people’s lives. As one ages, it...
Western Slope Hospice and Palliative Care Conference 2024

Western Slope Hospice and Palliative Care Conference 2024

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...

Clinical Newsletter Fall 2017

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...

Clinical News Summer 2017

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...

Clinical News Winter 2016

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...

Clinical News Summer 2016

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...

Clinical News Spring 2016

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...

Clincal News Winter 2015

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...

Clinical News Summer 2015

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...