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

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Acknowledgments

Lead Author

R. Sean Morrison MD

Co-Authors

Jessica Dietrich MPH and Diane Meier MD

Lead Analysts

Qingling Du; Benjamin Goldsmith BS

Website:

Seth Murphy

Additional Contributions:

Marian Appellof, Karyn Collins, Lisa Morgan and David Weissman MD

This report, and the study upon which it was based, were made possible by grants from:

Aetna Foundation; Brookdale Foundation; The Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation; JEHT Foundation; The John A. Hartford Foundation; Olive Branch Foundation; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; and United Hospital Fund.

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.