AMERICA′S CARE OF SERIOUS ILLNESS:
A State-by-State Report Card on Access to Palliative Care
in Our Nation′s Hospitals

To learn more about palliative care, visit:

www.getpalliativecare.org

To read the study, visit:

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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How Does Your State Rate?

Percentage of mid-size and large hospitals with a palliative care program (50+ beds)

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National Rankings

Vermont	A	(5/5)
Montana	A	(7/8)
New Hampshire	A	(11/13)
District of Columbia	B	(4/5)
South Dakota	B	(7/9)
Minnesota	B	(27/36)
Missouri	B	(49/67)
Oregon	B	(18/25)
New Jersey	B	(41/57)
Iowa	B	(23/33)
Maine	B	(11/16)
North Carolina	B	(55/80)
Michigan	B	(57/83)
Ohio	B	(75/110)
Colorado	B	(18/27)
Maryland	B	(28/42)
North Dakota	B	(6/9)
West Virginia	B	(20/30)
Washington	B	(22/34)
Wisconsin	B	(37/58)
Virginia	B	(34/54)
Kansas	B	(20/33)
Alaska	C	(3/5)
Delaware	C	(3/5)
Rhode Island	C	(6/10)
Illinois	C	(58/100)

New York	C	(70/121)
California	C	(127/225)
Utah	C	(9/16)
Idaho	C	(5/9)
Nebraska	C	(10/18)
Pennsylvania	C	(67/123)
Connecticut	C	(14/26)
Indiana	C	(29/54)
Arizona	C	(18/36)
Massachusetts	C	(28/56)
Florida	C	(56/115)
Hawaii	C	(5/11)
Tennessee	C	(24/53)
Arkansas	C	(17/41)
Georgia	D	(28/74)
Kentucky	D	(20/54)
New Mexico	D	(5/15)
Texas	D	(66/203)
South Carolina	D	(13/44)
Louisiana	D	(13/48)
Wyoming	D	(2/8)
Nevada	D	(3/13)
Oklahoma	F	(8/43)
Alabama	F	(7/44)
Mississippi	F	(5/48)

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United States

The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) provides health care professionals with the tools, training and technical assistance necessary to start and sustain successful palliative care programs in hospitals and other health care settings. Located at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, CAPC is a national organization dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services for people facing serious, complex illness.

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