• The-year-of-more.png
  • Go

    Pages

      Members

        Categories

          Quicklinks

            Events

            • speaking of Your Health 11/23/2020

              • Share:
              November 23, 2020


               
              Understanding Hospice Care
               
              A quiet healthcare revolution has been transforming the way people die in America since the 1970s. Known as Hospice, this level of care brings peace, dignity, and comfort to millions of patients and families. McLeod Hospice has been a part of this health care revolution for nearly 35 years.
               
              Today, there are roughly 73 million baby boomers (those born between the years 1946 and 1964) at or near retirement. While Americans are living longer due to medical advances, these breakthroughs are also contributing to the increase in years with which seniors are living with chronic or terminal conditions. This further justifies why more people need to consider their future plans and educate themselves about end-of-life issues and hospice care.
               
              The mission of hospice is to provide services that not only relieve physical symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, anxiety, restlessness, etc, but also the emotional and spiritual issues of the patient and their family that often accompanies a terminal illness. The ultimate goal is to help patients live with their illness while maintaining the highest quality of life for as long as possible. Read More.
               
               
              Dr. Robin M. Fuchs cares for patients of McLeod Hospice and Palliative Care. An Associate Medical Director, Dr. Fuchs came to McLeod following the completion of her fellowship training at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio.
               
              She completed medical school at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio, and her residency in Family Medicine at Lakeland Health System in Saint Joseph, Michigan.
               
              Dr. Fuchs and her husband, Dr. Ryan Fuchs, who is also a McLeod Hospice Associate Medical Director, joined McLeod in July 2020.
               
               
              Contact:
              Tracie Foster
              tfoster@mcleodhealth.org, (843) 777-5493