Organization: Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY. The program was cited for creation of a Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care equal to other medical departments; integration of a certified hospice program as a resource…
Award
Organization: Children’s Program of San Diego Hospice and Children’s Hospital and Health Center (now called Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center), San Diego, CA. The collaboration between the hospice and the children’s hospital included…
Organization: Hospice & Palliative CareCenter, Winston-Salem, NC. Innovation highlights noted were the Community Partnership for End of Life Care (nearly 250 community organizations and individuals), medical school curriculum in hospice and palliative care, and a comprehensive…
Organization: Hope Healthcare, Fort Myers, FL. The new name better emphasizes its enhanced circle of care and new long-term care services. Innovation highlights associated with the award included palliative care open access, outreach to long-term care and effective physician relations strategies.
Organization: High Point Regional Health System, High Point, NC. The system’s innovative highlights included integration of patient-centered care and palliative care throughout, strong team model for patient care, and leadership by chaplains.
Organization: Continuum Hospice Care, New York, NY. Innovations highlights were the hospice’s Open Access focus on clinical indicators rather than prognosis, reliance on evidence-based medicine, and elimination of cost considerations and complexity as factors in hospice eligibility.
Organization: Covenant Hospice, Pensacola, FL. The hospice’s innovations include its culture of leadership throughout the organization, strong educational outreach, and evidence-based tools and protocols.
Organization: Pain and Palliative Care Program, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. Innovation highlights noted were a three-part focus on pain management/palliative care, end-of-life care, and integrative medicine; emphasis on “follow the kid;” and…
Organization: Four Seasons, Flat Rock, NC. Innovations cited were leading-edge palliative care delivery in rural setting, collaborative research with university, and palliative care outreach.
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Organization: The Department of Veterans Affairs VA New York/New Jersey Healthcare Network, Brooklyn, NY.
Innovation highlights were a strong staff education and training program, expansion of palliative care services in intensive care units, community outreach, and data collection to drive…