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hospice

[hos-pis] / ˈhɒs pɪs /


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The county is home to 1,584 hospices, more than half of the entire state’s hospice industry as of March.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

One of California’s first moves was to put a moratorium on issuing new hospice licenses to give officials time to strengthen oversight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The Valley neighborhood got significant attention in January when Oz posted a video from a complex in Van Nuys where a onetime hospice operated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The state has shuttered about 280 hospices in the last two years and is investigating 300 others, according to the California Department of Public Health, which oversees hospice licensing in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“I’ll just be a minute,” she said, after my father’s wife reintroduced her as his hospice physician.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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