AIM Team
Palliative Care Professionals in El Dorado County
When you or a loved one are admitted to Marshall Medical Center’s
Advanced Illness Management program, their care will be organized by a
trusted team of medical professionals, registered nurses, social workers,
and a hospital chaplain.
Jeanine Ellinwood, MD
Board Certified Hospice & Palliative Care Provider
Dr. Ellinwood, helped launch the AIM Team in 2012. She has served as the
Medical Director for Snowline Hospice since 2011 with privileges at Marshall Hospital.
Dr. Ellinwood has worked in hospice and end-of-life care since 1998. Dr.
Ellinwood is board certified in internal medicine as well as hospice and
palliative care. She received her medical degree from Medical College
of Wisconsin and completed her residency at the UC Irvine School of Medicine.
Tracy Skolnick, DO
Board Certified Hospice & Palliative Care Provider
Tracy Skolnick, DO, owns nearly two decades of experience in palliative
care. Board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, she joined Marshall’s
Advanced Illness Management (AIM) Team in 2017.
A Snowline Hospice staff member, she previously served as assistant medical
director of Sutter Home Health and Hospice. “It takes a team to
help with a patient and their family with end-of-life care,” she
said, “not just one physician prescribing medications.”
Janice Curtin, ACSW
Social Worker
For Janice Curtin, MSW, a passion for palliative care is matched only by
an ability to connect with her patients. Janice became interested in social
work years after completing her undergraduate studies at UC Davis. She
turned her gifts of compassion and reinvention into a Master's Degree
in Social Work from Sacramento State. Prior to joining Marshall, she provided
behavioral health assistance for local schools and LGBT youth.
Tim Thompson
Chaplain
A Marshall Chaplain since 1993, Tim is experienced in counseling patients
during their end-of-life care. With three master's degrees and a Doctorate
in Theology, he also serves as chaplain for four local law enforcement
agencies: California Highway Patrol, El Dorado County Sheriff’s,
Folsom Police Department and the Placerville Police Department.
Tim says he appreciates giving spiritual guidance inside Marshall’s
enriching, supportive environment. Born in Chicago and raised in Glendale,
Tim arrived in El Dorado County to launch Placerville's Missouri Flat
(now Bayside) Church in 1982. He was a chaplain in the United States Army
(where he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel) after seeing combat with United
States Navy during the Vietnam War.