Carle Health looks for volunteers to help comfort dying patients
Dr. Mike Aref, Assistant Director for Palliative Medicine and Eric Toliver, Director of Auxiliary and Volunteer Services for Carle Health. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Public Media
According to KFF Health News, more than 16 million Americans are living alone while growing older, which is a historic number. Carle Health does not want people to leave this world by themsleves though. IPM News Director Reginald Hardwick chats with two representatives from the health system about a volunteer program meant to comfort patients in their last hours.
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Dr. Mike Aref
Assistant Director for Palliative Medicine, Carle Health
Eric Toliver
Director of Auxiliary and Volunteer Services for Carle Health