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I’ve become far more hesitant to recommend home hospice than I was a few years ago, and I try to tell patients and families plainly: A death in the hospital does not mean they have failed.
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Daniela J. Lamas has become more hesitant to recommend home hospice than a few years prior to September 2026, and advises patients and families that a hospital death does not signify failure.
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{ "date": "2026-09-28", "person": "Daniela J. Lamas", "advice_given": "hospital death does not mean failure" } - Subject Tags
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- September 30, 2026 at 10:07 AM (2 weeks ago)
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- September 30, 2026 at 10:07 AM (2 weeks ago)
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/28/opinion/hospital-good-death.html
A critical care physician challenges the notion that a 'good death' must occur at home, arguing that hospital settings can provide dignity and comfort for dying patients, especially those with complex symptoms.
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