Rebecca Edwards, APRN, DNP, PhD

Middlesex Health Hospice and Palliative Care
Primary Specialty: Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Rebecca Edwards, APRN, DNP, PhD

About Me

Specialties/Areas of Care

Hospice & Palliative Medicine


Bio

Rebecca Edwards, APRN, DNP, PhD is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with Middlesex Health's Hospice and Palliative Care Service.
 
Rebecca is certified by the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center, The American Nurses Credentialing Center, and the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation. She earned her graduate degrees from Yale, the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Rebecca has practiced clinically for over 20 years in oncology and palliative care. She previously led the oncology nurse practitioner program at the Yale School of Nursing. In her current Assistant Professor role, she teaches graduate nurses and leads the palliative care program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Nursing.
 
Rebecca prides herself on building relationships with patients and caregivers and addressing physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and emotional symptoms holistically and in alignment with patient wishes. 
 
When not at work, Rebecca practices Bikram hot yoga and ballroom dance. She loves animals and has three dogs, two cats, and multiple Koi fish.

Special Interests

  • Palliative Care
  • Global Health
  • Health Professionals Education

Education & Training

Doctoral Program University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Graduate Yale University, New Haven, CT
Undergraduate University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Board Certification

Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center - Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse
American Nurses Credentialing Center - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation - Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner

Additional Certification

Certificate of Advanced Study in Teaching and Learning, 2015, MGHIHP

Locations & Appointments

2 Office Locations

1Middlesex Health Hospice

28 Crescent Street
Middletown, CT 06457
860-358-5700
Middlesex Health Hospice

2Middlesex Health Palliative Care - Middletown

540 Saybrook Road
Middletown, CT 06457
Office Hours
By appointment.
860-358-4770
Middlesex Health Palliative Care - Middletown

Insurance Accepted

Middlesex Health treats patients in their emergency departments regardless of their ability to pay.

  • Multiplan
  • ConnectiCare
  • Centivo
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • United Healthcare
  • United Healthcare (including Golden Rule, UMR, United Behavioral Health, United Integrated Resources)
  • Aetna
  • Oxford Healthplans
  • Medicare
  • Connecticut State Medicaid (Husky) A, B, C, D, Charter Oak
  • Northeast Health Direct
  • Healthcare Value Management
  • CarePartners of Connecticut
  • Champus/Tricare
  • Value Options (Behavioral Health services only)
  • MHN (Behavioral Health services only)
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield
  • Private Health Systems (PHCS)
  • Cigna
  • Cigna (including Starbridge and Great West)
  • HMC

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