Hospice
The Rise and Fall of San Diego Hospice — Part 4
When San Diego Hospice closed, 401 patients were still in its care. Where they went is not in the public record.
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Hospice
The Rise and Fall of San Diego Hospice — Part 3
A nine‑figure proof of claim became the public’s north star—filed months after SDH had already stopped caring for patients—while the Medicare audit later released via FOIA documented > $10M in overpayments. Different artifacts. Different implications.
Hows & Whys
Kratom In the Chart
Kratom becomes clinically relevant because millions of people live in a health system where pain care is uneven and access to thoughtful longitudinal symptom care is thin.
Hospice
The Rise and Fall of San Diego Hospice — Part 2
This is what happened at San Diego Hospice between November 2012 and February 2013. Leadership made a series of irreversible operational decisions — public disclosure, inpatient closure, live discharges, admission restrictions — while sailing entirely on estimated position.
Hospice
The Rise and Fall of San Diego Hospice — Part 1
How a “Mother Ship” Was Built: Ethos, Scale, and Blind Spots I trained at San Diego Hospice. In fact I was part of the last class of fellows. That sentence carries weight I've been unpacking ever since. SDH shaped how I think about dying, how I talk to