User talk:Mtschida

Hospice
Hi. Let me offer you a slightly belated welcome to Wikipedia. It's nice to have somebody contributing to this article. :) There's a lot of room for improvement in Wikipedia's coverage of articles related to this field.

I did remove some content, though, that you added on St. Christopher's Hospice in the United States section. First, this is an international overview article, and there isn't really space to discuss individual hospice providers unless they are especially notable to the history or development of hospice itself. The St. Christopher's Hospice in the UK is discussed in that section - it's historically notable as the first modern hospice, according to many sources.

But I did get curious about St. Christopher's Hospice in the United States, so I just went looking to see what I could find out about it. I can't find anything. I looked in the index of the book you cited, and the only St. Christopher's Hospice it mentions is the one in London. Since you did not include a page number, it is difficult for me to verify the information. I appreciate your thoroughness with citing your sources in general, but it's important to include such details for that reason.

I hope you enjoy contributing. :) If you need assistance at any point, in addition to the resources mentioned in the "welcome mat" I've left you above, you might want to visit the Teahouse, which is a pilot program specifically to help newer contributors. There's also the long established New contributors' help page, which includes specific links for asking questions. And you're welcome to stop by my talk page, if you think I can be of assistance. :) Again, welcome! --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:00, 2 May 2012 (UTC)