Alive Institute
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A Family’s End-of-Life Conversation
Watch an interview with Alive’s CMO Dr. David McRay, discussing end-of-life conversations with his brother Rob McRay. Read More
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Interfaith Breakfasts Foster Community Around End-of-Life Care
Alive’s Interfaith breakfast program brings together faith leaders of all traditions to share knowledge on end-of-life care. Read More
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Alive’s Institute Continues to Set the Bar for End-of-Life Education
The Alive Institute continues to grow as we bring our expertise in all aspects of end-of-life care to community members and professionals. Read More
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Alive Supports Research on Caregiver Resilience
Where would we be without caregivers? Paid or unpaid, a caregiver is someone with a unique ability to provide for others in extremely difficult circumstances. Read More
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Is Dying on Your Bucket List?
For the past several years, the Alive Institute’s annual symposium has served as a unique gathering for community members from all walks of life. Read More
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The Alive Institute Conducts Minority Focus Groups to Improve Access to Care
National studies continue to find that minority groups are not taking equal advantage of the Medicare hospice benefit. Read More
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Nurturing the Future of End-of-Life Care
One of the things that makes Alive so special is that we are a nonprofit. The highest quality medical care is just the start of what we offer. Read More
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The Time Has Come
For decades, Americans have been afraid of dying, afraid of grieving and fleeing them both. With the best of intentions, influential medical and religious institutions aid our flight. Read More
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Does Alive have the solution to a national problem?
Alive is well known here in Middle Tennessee; we were the first hospice provider in the Southeast, as you may recall. But our star is on the rise because of some of the innovative things we’re doing within the realm of training and education, and we’re attracting attention on the national stage. Read More
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Advocacy Focus Groups are yielding valuable insights
It is no secret that minorities in America are underrepresented in hospice care. Studies have been conducted around the nation to help explain why, but Alive wanted to learn the attitudes and opinions of our local communities. Starting in 2016, we began a series of Advocacy Focus Groups. Read More