When is the Best Time to Refer to Hospice?

Rhonda Gentry, MD, Jason Mehta, JD, D. Micah Hester, PHD, Reed Thompson, MD, and Paulette Mehta, MD

Dr. Gentry is a fellow at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS), both in Little Rock. Mr. Mehta is an attorney practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Hester is an assistant professor of medical humanities/pediatrics, Dr. Thompson is a professor in the internal medicine department, and Dr. Mehta is a professor of hematology/oncology in the departments of internal medicine and pediatrics, all at the UAMS. In addition, Drs. Thompson and Mehta are staff physicians at the CAVHS.