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:

To read the study, visit:

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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How Does Your State Rate?

Counties containing hospitals with a palliative care program (50+ beds)

(Click on an orange county for a list of programs)

Mid-size and Large Hospitals with a Palliative Care Program

State Rankings

Hospital Group	State		Region	National
Mid-size and Large	50%	(28/56)	59%	53%
For-profit	20%	(1/5)	13%	20%
Non-profit	56%	(24/43)	62%	61%
Public	67%	(2/3)	38%	41%
Sole Community Provider	50%	(1/2)	49%	29%
Large	73%	(11/15)	80%	75%
Mid-size	41%	(17/41)	51%	45%
Small	33%	(3/9)	44%	20%

(Click on a Hospital Group to compare the state, regional and national values in a chart)

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Massachusetts

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.