Every hospice has a Medical Director. They are a very important part of the hospice team.
The hospice Medical Director ensures standards of care for hospice patients. The hospice medical director develops, maintains and monitors the standards of care (as set forth in the plan of care) that are administered to patients.
The hospice Medical Director directs the hospice staff. The medical director oversees the clinical part of the hospice team, and monitors the quality of medical care provided. As part of the entire hospice team, the medical director
The hospice Medical Director certifies (and re-certifies) patients as appropriate for Hospice. The most prominent role of the medical director is that he or she reviews the charts of patients and determines they are appropriate to receive hospice care. To make this determination, the medical director will consult with the patient’s attending physician and the hospice’s registered nurse case manager. The hospice’s medical director also oversees face to face visits with made by the registered nurse and other physicians (understanding that sometimes the medical director is already the primary care doctor). The medical director may also make “house calls” when appropriate.
The hospice Medical Director works with the community. Finally, the hospice medical director acts as a liaison between the hospice and community physicians, local medical staff, and hospice referral sources.
Dr. Norman Chang is our hospiceMedical Director. He established and founded Commonwealth Internal
Medicine in Fredericksburg in 1998, and has been in private practice as a general internist since that time.
Dr, Chang graduated with B.S (Bachelor of Science) degree in Neurobiology from Cornell University and received his M.D (medical degree) from Medical College of Georgia. He completed his internal medicine residency at Medical Center of Delaware (currently known as Christiana Care Health System) and he is board certified in internal medicine.
Dr. Chang has been a staff physician at Rappahannock Wound Healing Center since 2007. He has been the medical director at Falls Run Nursing and Rehabilitation Center since June 2013. Dr. Chang has been the assistant medical advisory for Medi Home Health since late 2011 and replaced Dr. Wayland Marks as medical director upon his retirement. He became the medical director for Medi Hospice in 2012.
“Caring and compassionate people truly make a difference”
Dr. Norman Chang
Dr. Chang was born and raised in Albany Georgia. He is married with children and attends Lifepoint Church.
125 Olde Greenwich Dr. Suite 150
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Office: (540) 361-7696 Fax: (540) 361-1403
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