1. Chapter 7 Hospice

2. Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.2 Number of Hospice Programs in the United States 1 1,545 1,529 1,874 2,059 2,470 3,021 3,1393,1503,200 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 19741989199319972001

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4. Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.4 Number of Hospice Patients (of 2.4 million deaths in 2001, approximately 32% were in hospice ) 0 158186 210 246 275 340 540 700 775 885 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Thousands 1974199019942001

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6. Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.6 Diagnoses of Hospice Patients 54% 10% 4% 7% 4.40% 15% Dementia/ Alzheimer's, 6% 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%