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taboo against talking openly about
death, but also due to a general
resistance to change in some of the
largest death-related industries, which
often remain set in their ways and
reliant on more traditional methods.
Partnering to bring support to every bereaved family
It is not difficult to see how Empathy can be a great asset to a hospice agency,
complementing the work of bereavement coordinators and being there for the
family whenever and however those coordinators cannot. Partnering with Empathy
makes it easy for hospices to expand the support they provide to families after their
patients have died, giving them the resources they need to feel empowered and on
top of the challenges of bereavement.
Empathy's first hospice partner, Compassus, has done exactly that, offering
Empathy as a complimentary benefit to the family of every Compassus patient
after they pass away. Compassus has thus raised the bar for bereavement support,
providing a new source of both logistical and emotional aid to the family as they
navigate the aftermath of loss.
In the words of Compassus CEO Jim Deal,
" We cherish the trust our patients and their
families place in us to support their wellbeing
throughout the end-of-life journey. The
set of Empathy services helps Compassus
expand our commitment to provide a new
standard of bereavement services, bringing
even more emotional and logistical support
to the patients and families we serve. "
Together, we can change the world
of loss
Technology demonstrates massive potential
to improve the lives and alleviate the
challenges of those experiencing loss. This
potential has largely gone untapped,
however, in part because of our culture's
From its very inception, however, the
hospice movement has sought to bring
change to the way we look at and deal
with death, and has been hugely
successful in upending older,
entrenched ideas and practices around
the end of life. The time has come for
hospice agencies to take another bold
step into the future and embrace
technologies like Empathy, innovations
that will further improve how we deal
with death, loss, and bereavement
while adding value to the services that
hospices provide.
That's why we're asking hospices to join
us in our technological revolution in the
field of end-of-life. Reach out to
Empathy today so we can partner with
you on our mission to help every
bereaved family and change the way
the world deals with loss.
Learn more at empathy.com/nhpco.
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