PCLC Training Locations
Choose the PCLC that′s right for you.
Whether you′re a hospital or a hospice with a hospital partner, a pediatric palliative care program or a VA hospital, there′s a PCLC that will address your particular program needs.
Akron Children′s Hospital
Akron, Ohio
An academic children′s hospital that maintains 24/7 inpatient and outpatient consult services. Works closely with community hospice, long-term and home care programs.
Led by Sarah Friebert, MD.
[PCLC Peds]
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Children′s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The 7th largest children′s health care system in the United States. Provides a 24-hour inpatient consult service, home care and clinic services. Expertise includes community partnerships and educational outreach.
Led by Stefan Friedrichsdorf, MD, Kaci Osenga, MD, Jody Chrastek, MSN, CHPN, and Stacy Remke, MSW, LICSW.
[PCLC Peds]
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Fairview Health System
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A health system–based palliative care program with interdisciplinary consult teams, an outpatient clinic and a strong focus on community hospitals and home care.
Led by Lyn Ceronsky, MS, APRN, BC, and Sandra Gordon-Kolb, MD, CPE, MMM.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
An academic medical center setting with full integration of palliative care. Includes a consult service, outpatient clinic and virtual inpatient unit. A strong focus on medical education.
Led by David E. Weissman, MD, FACP.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
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Mount Carmel Health System
Columbus, Ohio
A community hospital–based health system program with a consult service and three dedicated inpatient units holding 19 beds. Grew out of a hospice-hospital partnership.
Led by Mary Ann Gill, RN, MA, Sharol Herr, BSN, MSEd, CHPN, and
Philip H. Santa-Emma, MD, FAAHPM.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
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Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass
Lexington, Kentucky
A wholly owned subsidiary of Hospice of the Bluegrass. Provides palliative care
consultation to multiple community hospitals and academic medical centers. Program elements include outpatient clinic and consultation in long-term care settings.
Led by Gretchen M. Brown, MSW, President/CEO, and
Todd Coté MD, FAAHPM, FAAFP.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
UAB provides clinical palliative care and supportive care services through inpatient consult services, home hospice coordination and outpatient clinics. Affiliated with the Birmingham VA Medical Center.
Led by Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH, Rodney Tucker, MD, and
Amos Bailey, MD.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
A palliative care inpatient consult service and an outpatient clinic in an academic medical center with hospitalist leadership.
Led by Steven Z. Pantilat, MD, FACP, Michael W. Rabow, MD.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
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VCU Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia
An academic safety-net hospital and NCI-designated cancer center. Includes a consult service, dedicated inpatient unit, rural outreach and active outpatient care programs.
Led by Thomas J. Smith, MD, and Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, APRN, BC.
[PCLC Core, Custom, Consult]
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