VA Maryland Health Care names new director of hospice and palliative Medicine Rosalia Scalia | May 11, 2021
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The VA Maryland Health Care System has named Dr. Stephanie B. Huston the new director of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In this position, Huston oversees Hospice and Palliative Care teams and Palliative Care consultations at the Community Living Centers located at the Loch Raven and Perry Point VA Medical Centers. Palliative Care’s interdisciplinary teams consist of nurses, social workers, chaplains, health psychologists and pharmacists. Huston leads the interdisciplinary teams, who also partner with hospice agencies throughout Maryland to support veterans and their families needing end-of-life care. Palliative care can improve the quality of life of those suffering from serious illness, while hospice care offers comfort by alleviating pain for those needing end of life care.