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The Choices Team includes a physician, nurse practitioner, nurse, social worker and chaplain.
The Choices provider decides, along with the patient, who on the team will be involved in the care. For example, patients enrolled in the Choices program may not need to see a social worker or a chaplain, or the social worker may just make phone calls to the patient rather than visits. The makeup of the team and what the patient receives from Choices is based on their needs and how we can best meet those needs.
Choices Team
Colleen Hazlett-O'Brien, DO, Medical Director, In-Home Palliative Care
Education and Specialty:
Education: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Care, Family Medicine
Originally from Clarion, PA, Dr. Hazlett-O’Brien moved to Philadelphia to complete her undergraduate degree at the University of the Arts in musical theatre. After working as a professional actor in Philadelphia for years, she decided to change career paths and pursue a degree in medicine. She attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, graduating in 2016. After graduation she completed her Residency in Family Medicine at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE. She remained at Christiana to complete a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Hazlett-O’Brien has been with Hospice & Community Care since 2020 and has held multiple roles within the organization including inpatient palliative medicine, home hospice, inpatient hospice, home based palliative care and most recently Director of In-Home Palliative Care. She continues to serve as a member of the Medical Services Leadership team with Hospice & Community Care and is the Medical Director of the Choices Palliative Care Program. Dr. Hazlett-O’Brien is thrilled to be back in Pennsylvania with her husband and two energetic boys, and she is grateful for the opportunity to pursue her passion in palliative medicine.
Stacy Marciano, BSN, RN, Director of Choices Palliative Care
Education and Specialty:
Education: Harrisburg Area Community College, Eastern University
Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Care
Stacy graduated from Harrisburg Area Community College in 2006 as a registered nurse. She received her Baccalaureate Degree of Science in Nursing in 2012. She has worked in the hospice and palliative care field for 17 years in both clinical and administrative roles. Stacy is a lifelong resident of the Harrisburg area and, when the time comes, she hopes to retire in North Carolina. Upon retirement she plans on being an 11th hour hospice volunteer.
Krista LeCompte, Lead Nurse Practitioner
Education and Specialty:
Education: University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University
Specialty: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Krista graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania in 2013, earning a Master’s degree in Nursing with a minor in Palliative Medicine. Krista began her career at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ, where she worked in the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, primarily caring for head and neck cancer patients. After a year, she transitioned to Cooper University's Palliative Medicine practice, where she served on both the inpatient Palliative Medicine team and the outpatient oncology Palliative Medicine clinic for five years.
In addition to her clinical experience, Krista further advanced her expertise by completing a post-master’s program in Palliative Care Education and Practice at Harvard University.
After relocating to her hometown of Lancaster, PA, Krista joined Hospice & Community Care, where she has held various roles in inpatient palliative care, inpatient hospice care, an embedded heart failure Palliative Medicine clinic, and a home-based Palliative Medicine program. Krista also serves as a member of the Medical Services Leadership team and oversees the advanced practice providers. Krista lives in Lancaster with her husband and two little boys and is passionate about her ability to provide home-based palliative care to those in her community.
Alicia Keisling, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Education and Specialty:
Education: Widener University
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Alicia was born and raised in Central PA, earning her undergraduate degrees from Harrisburg Area Community College and Eastern University in Nursing. In 2003 she began her career at Pinnacle Health, working in the post-open heart unit at Harrisburg Hospital until her graduation with her Master’s Degree in 2013 from Widener University. After graduation she joined the UPMC-Pinnacle cardiology team, working both inpatient and outpatient. In 2022 she decided to take a leap of faith and joined the team at Hospice of Central PA, specializing in palliative care.
Connie Kiser, Doctor of Nursing Practice
Education and Specialty:
Education: University of Pittsburgh
Specialty: Adult - Cardiopulmonary Acute Care
Connie was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania where she earned her undergraduate degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. She graduated with honors with a Master’s Degree in Nursing, a Minor in nursing education and an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. She taught various courses at colleges and served as a preceptor for the University of Pittsburgh Nurse Practitioner program. She began her clinical practitioner career in the field of interventional and surgical cardiology. To further advance her education, she relocated to the Lancaster area in 2002 and worked in the field of Electrophysiology and Heart failure at a well renowned cardiology practice in the Lancaster region. She has enjoyed being a lifelong learner and proceeded to graduate in 2015 with her Doctoral Degree in Nursing Practice.
She went on to advance her field of practice and was recruited to work in the Harrisburg region with Compassionate Care Hospice. While employed, she participated in the development of an Advanced Heart Failure hospice program as well as the initiation of a Pulmonary Program. While her focus for the majority of her career has been in the acute care setting, she decided to develop new skills in Palliative Medicine. Connie joined Hospice & Community Care and has enjoyed the ability to provide palliative care in the home setting. Her future goal includes to continue her quest for lifelong learning in the field of Palliative Medicine.
Christina Ring, Nurse Practitioner
Education and Specialty:
Education: Widener University
Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
Christina earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Rosemont College and her nursing degree from York College. She worked as a cardiac nurse at Harrisburg Hospital for seven years before graduating from Widener University in 2012 with a master’s degree in nursing. Prior to joining Choices Health, Christina worked in the UPMC Health System for 17 years as both a registered nurse and nurse practitioner. She has practiced in several different areas as a nurse practitioner including primary care, population health, nephrology and long-term care. Christina joined Choices Healthcare in 2021 and delivers home-based palliative care as well as palliative care in the facility setting. She truly feels like palliative care has become her ministry.
Jessica Pineda Markulik, RN, BSN, CHPN, Choices Coordinator
Education and Specialty:
Education: University of Texas at El Paso
Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Care
Jessica is a first-generation college graduate and holds a Baccalaureate Degree of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at El Paso as well as certification in hospice and palliative care from the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and a certification as Qualified Bilingual Staff from Adventist Healthcare. Having grown up surrounded by the Latine community and now living and working in a mostly non-Latine community, Jessica is passionate about ensuring the Latine community has access to equitable palliative and end-of-life care.
Carey Kenny, LSW, Social Worker
Education and Specialty:
Education: Bachelors and Masters of Social Work at Millersville University
Carey graduated with her Bachelor of Social Work degree from Millersville University, and several years later obtained her Masters of Social Work degree also from Millersville while navigating full-time work. Carey has 24 years of experience working in medical social work, with the last 12 years in hospice and palliative care and is certified as an Advanced Palliative Hospice Social Worker. Carey grew up in Lancaster County and is married with a son and daughter.
Rose Baer, Chaplain
Education and Specialty:
Education:
Board Certified through Association of Professional Chaplains
Lancaster Theological Seminary, M.Div.
Eastern Mennonite University, BSN
Rev. Rose Baer grew up on a dairy farm in Lebanon, PA, where she learned to care for all living creatures, not only through the farm work, but also as she sat at the farm table where many people gathered. Motivated to facilitate connection and hope in the world, she enrolled at Eastern Mennonite University to study nursing and graduated with a BSN. After working in various settings as a registered nurse, Rose decided to make a career change to professional chaplaincy. She graduated from Lancaster Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity, sought ordination, and pursued board certification through the Association of Professional Chaplains. Rose describes her faith as expansive and open and her spirituality as dynamic and grounded in love and the beauty of the world. She is committed and passionate about meeting the spiritual needs of our patients and families. Rose finds joy through being with her husband, adult children and grandchildren.
Paulet Hibner, Medical Services Support Coordinator
Education and Specialty:
Education: Thompson Institute
Specialty: Medical Assistant
Paulet was born and raised in Central Pennsylvania where she earned her Medical Assistant Certification through Thompson Institute. Her love to support others grew from Family medicine to Home Health and now to Palliative Care. Miss Hibner desires to meet the needs of others with consistent demonstration of strong commitment to supportive care of staff, patients and families.
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