<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3SSbH7_1EkRVTqD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3SSbH7_1EkRVTqD00" width="1024" height="806" ><figcaption>Business Growth</figcaption></figure>Bristol Hospice has been on a growth trajectory in the Midwest. Unmet community needs have been among the propellants. The hospice recently expanded its existing geographic presence in Green Bay, Wisconsin, while stepping into a new region in Milwaukee. A main goal of the growth is to improve timely access amid rising demand, according to Alex Mauricio, president and CEO of Bristol Hospice. “Green Bay has been an existing market for us in Wisconsin, same as Madison. Milwaukee was a market that is obviously complementary to those programs,” Mauricio told Hospice News in an email. “The response has been overwhelming. There is such a need for access to care in every area of the country, and timely care, at that.” Bristol Hospice provides adult and pediatric hospice, along with palliative care services. Formed in 2006, the hospice provides care across 78 locations in 28 states and is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Webster Equity Partners. The hospice surveyed local physicians, hospitals and long-term care providers to help determine demand in Milwaukee, Mauricio stated. Respondents cited “timely access to care” among the most common community challenges, he said. Similar to national demographic trends, the aging population is swelling in Milwaukee, increasing demand for hospice care. Seniors 65 and older represent 12% of the city’s population. The age group accounts for 20.8% of Wisconsin’s overall population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. An estimated 60% of all Medicare decedents utilized hospice in the Badger State in 2024, the National Alliance for Care at Home reported. The national average for hospice utilization was 53% that year, according to the Alliance report. For Bristol Hospice, demand is driving geographic expansion. “[It’s] seeking out markets that were in desperate need of a provider that was committed to partnering and serving their community with full effort and attention,” Mauricio said. “Regarding any additional focused areas, we are open to anywhere. We run to where the need is expressed. All over the country, there are so many communities that are not having success with access to care … That is a responsibility and opportunity that we will always run to fill.” Bristol Hospice has launched 13 de novos since November 2024. The hospice has an additional 22 locations scheduled to open in 2026. The company began this year with expansion across four states The company anticipates opening upwards of 20 more new locations in 2027, according to Mauricio. Bristol Hospice has opened an average of four de novos per quarter for the last two years, he stated. Strategic expansion is also part of the hospice’s growth. The company has three transactions under consideration, with “double digit opportunities” in its deal pipeline, Mauricio said. Most recently, Bristol Hospice picked up Tennessee-based Hope Hospice &amp; Palliative Care for an undisclosed amount in June. The acquisition grew the company’s existing geographic footprint in the South and represented an opportunity to preserve sustainable access, Mauricio told Hospice News at the time. Additionally, the hospice acquired Alabama-based DaySpring at the end of 2025. The recent organic growth and transactions were already in progress prior to the temporary national moratorium on new hospice and home health Medicare enrollment, Mauricio indicated. Having access to high-quality hospice care is “incredibly important,” as senior populations swell, he said. “The baby boomer generation is here, and they deserve to be treated with best-in-class care —not tomorrow, not next week, now,” Mauricio told Hospice News. “Age 65 and older represents almost 20% of the U.S. population at this time and growing. They have paid taxes their whole lives and fundamentally deserve to be taken care [of].” </div></body>

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