Exploring Our Community: Navigating Health Disparities at End of Life

To conclude this E-Series, CEO Trent Cockerham talks with Dr. Homa Magsi, Hospice of the Piedmont’s VP of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer. As we have learned more about health disparities and how they affect the communities we live in, Trent and Dr. Magsi will discuss how health disparities shape end-of-life experiences and what the organization is doing to create more equitable solutions.

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About Dr. Homa Magsi:

Dr. Homa Magsi joined Hospice of the Piedmont in October 2020 as the VP of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer. Board certified in both Family Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine, she is also fellowship-trained in Geriatric Medicine. After receiving her undergraduate education at James Madison University in Virginia, she attended medical school at the Iberoamerican University in the Dominican Republic. This was followed by a Family Medicine Residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, with focused training on the urban underserved population and international health. After that, she went on to complete a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, with focused training on hospice and palliative medicine. Over the course of her career, Dr. Magsi has served as medical director and/or associate medical director for three other hospice organizations and a skilled nursing facility. She also has medical volunteer experience in both Mexico and Guatemala, and she speaks both Spanish and Urdu.

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April 9, 2021 12:00 pm - April 9, 2021 1:00 pm

Virtual

Your entire team was amazing. They are very professional in their work but also have big hearts and it comes through in how they do their work and in their positive attitudes.

- Daughter of patient

Thank you for making your home like her home, warm and comfortable.

- Sister of a patient (in reference to Hospice Home)

Your kindness and efforts go far beyond the patients and extend to their families and friends.

- Family of a patient

Everyone who cared for my wife was, without exception, caring, kind, and exceptionally capable individuals who seemed to truly care about her well-being and care.

- Husband of a patient

Your staff (at Hospice Home) was confident, thoughtful, kind and very loving to my mom. When we couldn’t be there or take care of her needs, you took care of her.

- Son of a patient

My mother spent her last days in your facility. I want to thank you for the gifts you gave to her and our family. The dignity, caring, professionalism, and kindness will remain a bright part of our saying goodbye to our mother.

- Daughter of a patient

My family and I would not have made it without Hospice.

- Daughter of a patient

For many veterans, military service is the most important thing that they have done in their lives. As part of We Honor Veterans, those patients are now paired with a volunteer who also served in the military and share a common bond.

- Joe Lyons, Hospice volunteer

Thank you for all of your care, concern, education and kindness during Mom’s last year. My grief journey has had a lighter backpack because of Hospice.

- A patient’s daughter

Their touch, their time, their words were the comfort of a lifetime.

- A patient’s family

We were privileged to have the support of (Hospice)…They nurtured and cared for my husband as if he was their only patient.

- Wife of a patient

Me consuela saber que mi esposa tuvo los mejores cuidados gracias a Hospice. La ayudaron a ella y a nuestra familia en todas las maneras posibles.

- Marido de un paciente

I thank God for putting good people in the right job for people like me.

- Patient family member

We were so impressed by your staff and your desire to help us. No one wants to need Hospice, but when a person does, it is a tremendous blessing. Thanks again for the care you gave my dad, and ultimately all of us.

- Daughter of a patient

I would like to say that you have a beautiful Hospice Home. It is so nice and serene. I love the “quiet spots” that you can go to and meditate. Thank you so much in helping make my mother’s last days on this earth a little better and comforting.

- Daughter of a patient