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Circle of Life Awards Recognize Innovative End-of-Life Care Providers
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ National Hospice and
Palliative Care Organization and National Hospice Foundation honor the
recipients of the 2008 Circle of Life Award(R). This prestigious award
celebrates innovation in end-of-life care and highlights programs that
demonstrate superior vision, depth, and scope.
Award recipients were announced July 25 at the American Hospital
Association's annual summit in San Diego. This year's Award winners are:
-- Pain and Palliative Care Program, Children's Hospitals and Clinics
of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota (NHPCO member)
-- Haven Hospice, Gainesville, Florida (NHPCO member)
-- The Pediatric Advanced Care Team, The Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In addition to the three award winners, AHA presented Citations of
Honor to other exemplary care providers:
-- Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California
-- LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care, Temple Terrace/Tampa, Florida
(NHPCO member)
-- Providence Hospital Palliative Care Services, Washington, D.C.
(NHPCO member)
-- Rice Hospice, Willmar, Minnesota (NHPCO member)
-- Sentara Healthcare/Palliative Care Collaborative, Norfolk, Virginia
-- Joint Palliative Care Programs of the UAB Center for Palliative Care
and the Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama (NHPCO member)
Two of the three Award winners and four of the six citation recipients
are members of NHPCO.
NHPCO and NHF celebrate the work of the award and citation recipients
and applaud them for their work to advance the highest quality hospice and
palliative care.
"These programs serve as models for us all as we move forward in our
shared goal of providing the highest quality of care for all those we
serve," remarked J. Donald Schumacher, NHPCO/NHF president and CEO. "The
importance of quality end-of-life care is at the heart of our
organization's strategic plan and we are proud to celebrate those care
providers that are leading the way in innovation and quality care
delivery."
NHF chair James R. Borynack observed, "These programs provide
outstanding care in diverse settings and to diverse populations, which is
exactly what NHF supports. We are proud to have served as a sponsor of the
2008 awards and will do so again in 2009."
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and National Hospice
Foundation are major sponsors of the 2008 awards as are AARP, the American
Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, the American Hospital
Association, and the Catholic Health Association. The 2008 award is
supported in part by the California Healthcare Foundation and the Center
for Practical Bioethics is a co-sponsor.
Since 2000, the Circle of Life Award has honored programs that
demonstrate excellence and innovation in palliative and end-of-life care.
Further information about the honorees and the Circle of Life Award is
available at the AHA Web site,
http://www.aha.org/aha/news-center/awards/circle-of-life/awardees.html.
NHPCO is the oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization
representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the
United States. NHPCO's mission is to lead and mobilize social change for
improved care at the end of life, http://www.nhpco.org.
National Hospice Foundation is committed to leading global,
philanthropic efforts advancing quality, compassionate, end-of-life care
for all. We strive to empower people around the world to make end-of-life
choices that are right for them and their families,
http://www.nationalhospicefoundation.org.
The AHA is a not-for-profit association of health care provider
organizations and individuals that are committed to the improvement of
health in their communities. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education
for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care
issues and trends, http://www.aha.org.
CONTACT: Stephen Connor, Vice President of Research and International
Development, National Hospice Foundation, +1-703-837-3149,
sconnor@nhpco.org
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