Hillcrest Enhances Palliative Care Program With New Medical Team

Dr. Rebecca Wester – Hillcrest

Dr. Rebecca Wester, a highly-respected board certified physician in geriatric, hospice and palliative medicine has been named Medical Director for the Palliative Care Program at Hillcrest Health Services (www.hillcresthealth.com). Dr. Wester has served as an associate professor and practicing physician with Nebraska Medicine’s Nebraska Medical Center since 2007 and is passionate about end of life issues. In her new role she will also serve as associate medical director for Hillcrest Hospice Care, supporting Dr. Rebecca Reilly, medical director.

Brandy Anderson, APRN, MSN – Hillcrest

In addition, palliative care expert Brandy Anderson, APRN, MSN has joined Hillcrest to provide additional medical oversight and meet the day-to-day needs of patients. Brandy’s full-time role as nurse practitioner takes her to homes, care facilities, senior living communities and wherever else Hillcrest’s palliative care patients need her.

These dedicated medical professionals, along with the Hillcrest Home Care team of nurses, therapists and social workers, enhance the lives of clients undergoing curative treatment or receiving chronic pain or symptom management who are not yet ready for hospice care.

Hillcrest Health Services offers the region’s largest continuum of health services for aging adults, including independent and assisted living, in-patient and outpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, memory support, adult day services, certified skilled home health and in-home personal care, palliative care, telehealth services, and hospice care. Hillcrest currently serves nearly 1,000 aging adults daily across nine counties in Nebraska and Iowa. For more information about Hillcrest, visit www.hillcresthealth.com.