For Immediate Release: September 10, 2010
Contact: Jennifer Martinez, Communications Manager
Hospice of Palm Beach County
(561) 273-2194 or jmartinez@hpbc.com
Ramesh Roshan Joins Hospice of Palm Beach County Medical Affairs Team
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL. – Hospice of Palm Beach County is proud to announce the addition of Roshan Ramesh to their Medical Affairs Department as Medical Education Specialist.
In this role, Mr. Roshan will support the organization’s work with postgraduate fellows in the organization’s Hospice and Palliative Fellowship program as well as other interns and residents who work with Hospice of Palm Beach County physicians. Additionally, Mr. Roshan will support clinical research initiatives and will assist in the development of educational programs for Hospice of Palm Beach County staff physicians.
Mr. Roshan is a graduate of the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. Prior to coming to Hospice of Palm Beach County he was involved in stem cell research and clinical trials at Eden Laboratories: Wellington, Florida; Nassau, The Bahamas; Belize City, Belize, to which he has three peer-reviewed articles published on the topic and patent application title: Method for regenerating an immune system. Mr. Roshan has also collaborated on a presentation for Hospice of Palm Beach County, which received honorable mention at the 2009 online poster exhibition of the International Palliative Care Network.
For more information about the programs and services Hospice of Palm Beach County offers to the community, please visit www.hpbc.com <http://www.hpbc.com> or call 1-800-HOSPICE.
About Hospice of Palm Beach County:
As the hospice provider of choice in the Palm Beach County community, Hospice of Palm Beach County cares for more than 7000 patients per year and thousands more families. The 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization is dedicated to meeting every need of patients and families faced with advanced illness. The organization offers a comprehensive range of programs and services – from nationally recognized hospice care to music therapy, massage and loss-specific healing services. Full bereavement support is offered to hospice families and to anyone in the community in need.
Care is provided wherever the patient is – the home, skilled nursing or assisted living facility, hospital or hospice inpatient care center, including the C.W. Gerstenberg Hospice Center in West Palm Beach, the Jay Robert Lauer Hospice and Palliative Care Center at JFK Medical Center, the Bethesda Memorial Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, and the Hospice and Palliative Care Centers at Delray Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center, and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Hospice of Palm Beach County’s focus is on quality of life. The organization is sensitive to and respectful of religious, cultural and personal beliefs. For information about Hospice of Palm Beach County, please call (888) 848-5200 or visit www.hpbc.com.
Licensed since 1981
Accredited by The Joint Commission 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit Organization
Accredited as a Jewish Hospice by the Palm Beach County Board of Rabbis, Inc.
Serving all of Palm Beach County – Boca Raton to Tequesta, the Glades to the Beach