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It’s been a long goodbye for San Diego Hospice, an institution that helped people die with dignity and without pain. Read More »
San Diego Hospice
Former hospice to house San Diego fire station temporarily
The San Diego Hospice, once a national leader in palliative care, will temporarily house an unusual new tenant. Read More »
San Diego Hospice could have been saved
The hospice, considered a pioneering organization in end-of-life care, closed in 2013 amid a Medicare audit that alleged it owed the federal government more than $110 million in false claims. Read More »
CA Attorney General pushes back on using Joan Kroc gift to pay San Diego Hospice creditors
A new plan to pay creditors with a portion of San Diego Hospice Foundation funds is expected to be filed in probate court in two weeks. Read More »
Whistleblower nurse awarded damages in San Diego Hospice suit
Rachac, a registered nurse who was fired from the hospice in 2011, alleged staff were encouraged to find creative ways to admit people into care who weren’t eligible. Read More »
Former San Diego hospice employees reach $3 million settlement
Former San Diego Hospice employees have reached a settlement with their past employer. Read More »
Feds Among Long List of Creditors in San Diego Hospice Case
It was another grim day for San Diego Hospice in bankruptcy court Wednesday as a few of the hospice’s remaining employees listened as attorneys made arguments over how its remaining assets will be divided. Read More »
Feds make $113 million claim against San Diego Hospice: “false claims”
The U.S. Dept. of Justice filed a $112.8 million dollar claim against the now defunct San Diego Hospice for submitting “false claims,” among other things. Read More »
Scripps wins bid for San Diego Hospice property
Scripps bought the eight-acre property for a final price of $16.55 million. Sharp will act as a back-up bidder. Read More »
Truce called in San Diego Hospice bankruptcy case
The attorneys for the hospice and its creditors approached the judge side-by-side agreeing to work together on selling the hospice's most valuable property. Read More »