Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Two Regional Chains Open New Hospice Locations
Published on Thu Mar 17, 2022
Two hospice chains have opened brand new locations. Birmingham, Alabama-based Affinity Hospice has opened a new location in Alabaster, reports the Shelby County Reporter newspaper. Affinity has four other locations in Alabama, three in Georgia, three in South Carolina, and one in Arkansas, according to its website. Oakdale, Minnesota-based St. Croix Hospice has opened a new location in Fremont, Nebraska, the chain says in a release. St. Croix has four other locations in Nebraska and operates in nine Midwest and Plains states.
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