Palliative Care
The AHA and Center to Advance Palliative Care today launched a Palliative Care Support Hub, which offers hospitals and health systems a framework for assessing, measuring and expanding palliative care services.
As a 2019 Circle of Life honoree and one of the nation’s first community-based palliative care programs, Hospice of the Western Reserve Navigator Program in Cleveland, Ohio, uses teams to follow patients and families through all settings of care, offers guidance 24/7 and utilizes a robust group of…
University Health System in San Antonio, Texas, serves a complex patient population on the U.S.-Mexico border, which includes complex palliative and end-of-life care. As a 2019 Circle of Life Award honoree, UHS manages to serve immigrant populations by targeting specific needs.
Three programs that expand the reach of palliative and end-of-life care will receive 2019 Circle of Life Awards July 26 at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.
Three Programs Recognized as 2019 Circle of Life Award® Honorees
Organizations that provide palliative or end-of-life care may apply through Aug. 16 for the 2020 Circle of Life Awards.
The Circle of Life Awards: Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care are presented annually to recognize outstanding and innovative initiatives and programs. In particular, the Circle of Life Awards seek to honor programs that can be models for other health care organizations…
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The AHA and Center to Advance Palliative Care this week announced a strategic partnership to develop and disseminate training and other resources to help health care providers expand access to palliative care and adopt a population health approach to improve care for patients with serious illness.