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 50+ beds with a palliative care program ()

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National Rankings

Vermont	100%	(4/4)
Montana	86%	(6/7)
New Hampshire	83%	(10/12)
South Dakota	83%	(5/6)
Minnesota	69%	(20/29)
Missouri	68%	(34/50)
District of Columbia	67%	(2/3)
Iowa	64%	(18/28)
Maine	64%	(9/14)
Maryland	63%	(20/32)
North Carolina	63%	(38/60)
North Dakota	63%	(5/8)
Oregon	63%	(12/19)
Ohio	62%	(50/81)
West Virginia	62%	(16/26)
Virginia	59%	(24/41)
Michigan	58%	(32/55)
New Jersey	58%	(18/31)
Wisconsin	58%	(29/50)
Colorado	56%	(10/18)
Kansas	54%	(15/28)
Nebraska	53%	(8/15)
Washington	52%	(13/25)
California	51%	(85/168)
Indiana	51%	(22/43)
Alaska	50%	(2/4)

Rhode Island	50%	(4/8)
Illinois	49%	(37/75)
New York	49%	(40/82)
Pennsylvania	47%	(43/92)
Utah	46%	(6/13)
Connecticut	44%	(8/18)
Idaho	43%	(3/7)
Massachusetts	41%	(17/41)
Hawaii	40%	(4/10)
Florida	38%	(26/68)
Arkansas	37%	(13/35)
Arizona	35%	(8/23)
Delaware	33%	(1/3)
Tennessee	32%	(12/37)
Nevada	30%	(3/10)
Kentucky	27%	(11/41)
Wyoming	25%	(2/8)
South Carolina	24%	(8/34)
Louisiana	23%	(9/40)
New Mexico	23%	(3/13)
Texas	23%	(34/150)
Georgia	22%	(12/54)
Alabama	14%	(5/37)
Mississippi	11%	(4/38)
Oklahoma	6%	(2/32)

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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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