Welcome to the South Dakota Hospice Org anization (SDHO) website. We hope this site will be a helpful resource for you.
This is a rundown of the features:
Explanation of Hospice Care- is a question and answer format that is helpful for patients, families, and others who are not familiar with the hospice concept. Feel free to reprint this page and share it with others.
Palliative Care is a relatively new term in health care. This definition is an attempt to clearly outline what palliative care is and how it differs from hospice care.
Search for hospice by city should list all the current hospice providers in the state, the primary contact people and websites if available.
Organizational information talks about the recent changes in the South Dakota Hospice Org. (SDHO) and how you can become a member.
*Upcoming Events will list the educational opprotunities in SD and surrounding states by date. It will also list teleconferences and other information. You will be able to register for some of the programs on this page.
*News -This page will host articles on a variety of subjects. Just plug in a key word-for example:"cancer" or "pediatrics" will bring up this months feature articles - we will post articles for the various hospice disciplines. If you have a good reference let us show you.
Links-This page will list any links for various topics-if you have a favorite link let us know so we can add it.
Contact Us - use this page if you have a comment, suggestion, question or complaint.
Members Only - This page is provided for members who want to visit with other hospice team members about specific topics - you will be able to post a question or comment and other will be able to respond.
* These pages will be added to the members only section after January 1st.