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Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network serves Jewish patients and their loved ones as they face end of life. Operating from the belief that no Jew should face chronic or terminal illness alone, JHCN offers spiritual care, guidance, volunteers and social work for patients and families. The network also links patients and families to the myriad of services available throughout our generous Jewish community. Since its inception in 1999, JHCN has served thousands of Jewish families in the spirit of Chesed Shel Emes, eternal loving and compassionate kindness. Because JHCN works with every hospice program in Southeast Michigan, Jewish families can be certain that no matter which healthcare system they are part of, Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network will be there to help. JHCN was created by and works in collaboration with Jewish Family Service, Michigan Board of Rabbis, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and Jewish Fund.

Established in 1910, the Connecticut Podiatric Medical Association is the premier professional organization representing Connecticut s Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (podiatrists). The CPMA represents a vast majority of the podiatrists in Connecticut. CPMA is a component of the American Podiatric Medical Association and fits within APMA’s umbrella of organizations along with 52 other component societies in states and other jurisdictions, as well as 22 affiliated and related societies. Podiatry is a field of medicine that strives to improve the overall health and well-being of patients by focusing on preventing, diagnosing, and treating conditions associated with the foot and ankle. Doctors of Podiatric Medicine are physicians and surgeons who practice on the lower extremities, primarily on feet and ankles. The preparatory education of most DPMs includes four years of undergraduate work, followed by four years in an accredited podiatric medical school, followed by a hospital-based residency. DPMs are licensed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to diagnose and treat the foot and its related or governing structures by medical, surgical, or other means. The vast majority of states including Connecticut also include ankle care as part of the podiatric physician’s scope of practice. CPMA’s headquarters is in West Hartford, Conn.