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Nathan Adelson Hospice
Nathan Adelson Hospice, founded in 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada, provides hospice and palliative care to over 350 patients per day. It is named after Nathan Adelson, administrator of Sunrise Hospital, who died from stomach cancer in 1978. Adelson’s son Merv built Sunrise Hospital along with business partner Irwin Molasky; after Nathan’s death, the developers recognized the need for pain management healthcare and responded with Southern Nevada’s first home hospice.
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Carol [Pattinose] oral history interview
Oral history interview with Carol Pattinose conducted by Gayle Allen for the KDWN Radio Lifelines Oral History Interviews on Nursing.
This interview is undated but likely took place between 1988 and 1999, the time span that "Lifelines with Gayle Allen" was taped by KDWN Radio.
Carol Pattinose, a registered nurse at Nathan Adelson Hospice, defines terminal illness and discusses the reasons a patient might be admitted into a hospice. She talks about quality of care associated with end of life and how hospice care is more of a philosophy of care rather than a place someone is admitted, where the main goal is to keep patients comfortable in their own homes and assist with pain control.
Archival Collection
Susan Molasky oral history interview
Oral history interview with Susan Molasky conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 11, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Susan Molasky discusses her childhood and teenage years growing up in London, England where she worked in a fabric store. Molasky also talks about originally coming to Las Vegas, Nevada with her first husband in the late 1950s. She discusses raising her children in Las Vegas, Nevada and her battle with ovarian cancer, which prompted her involvement in Nathan Adelson Hospice. She then discuss her life with second husband, Irwin Molasky, and the causes they are involved in.
Archival Collection
Carole Fisher oral history interview
Oral history interview with Carole Fisher conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 14, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Fisher discusses her family background and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979. Fisher talks about Nathan Adelson Hospice, programs that they provide for the Las Vegas senior community, and the increase of hospices in Las Vegas. She describes how Nathan Adelson Hospice is able to provide care for uninsured people, fundraising events they organize, and how their hospice differs from traditional hospital care. Lastly, Fisher discusses the significance of death in the Jewish religion.
Archival Collection
Events, friends and celebrities photos from Irwin and Susan Molasky, image 6
L-R: Lynn Weisner, Lovee Arum, Irwin Molasky, Elaine Newton, Barbara Molasky, (unknown), Pam Wald at premiere of Cotton Club (movie produced by Lorimar) held as a fundraiser for Nathan Adelson Hospice.
Photographs of Letizia Lewis Advertising for Adelson Hospice, November 26, 1988
Various photographs of Letizia Lewis hosting an advertising event for Nathan Adelson Hospice. 120mm negatives.
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