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 non-profit hospitals with a palliative care program (50+ beds)

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National Rankings

Idaho	100%	(2/2)
Vermont	100%	(5/5)
New Hampshire	90%	(9/10)
Utah	88%	(7/8)
Minnesota	86%	(24/28)
Missouri	83%	(34/41)
Montana	83%	(5/6)
North Dakota	83%	(5/6)
Colorado	82%	(9/11)
District of Columbia	80%	(4/5)
New Jersey	76%	(37/49)
South Dakota	75%	(3/4)
Washington	75%	(9/12)
North Carolina	73%	(35/48)
West Virginia	71%	(15/21)
Michigan	70%	(37/53)
California	69%	(79/114)
Maine	69%	(9/13)
Florida	68%	(28/41)
Rhode Island	67%	(6/9)
Maryland	65%	(22/34)
Oregon	64%	(9/14)
Virginia	64%	(25/39)
Iowa	63%	(10/16)
Wisconsin	63%	(22/35)
Illinois	61%	(38/62)

Tennessee	61%	(14/23)
Delaware	60%	(3/5)
Ohio	60%	(43/72)
New York	59%	(60/101)
Pennsylvania	58%	(62/106)
Massachusetts	56%	(24/43)
Arizona	52%	(12/23)
Connecticut	52%	(11/21)
Alaska	50%	(1/2)
Hawaii	50%	(3/6)
Indiana	50%	(8/16)
Kansas	50%	(5/10)
New Mexico	50%	(4/8)
South Carolina	50%	(8/16)
Texas	48%	(29/61)
Georgia	47%	(16/34)
Nebraska	44%	(4/9)
Kentucky	40%	(12/30)
Nevada	40%	(2/5)
Arkansas	35%	(6/17)
Mississippi	23%	(3/13)
Alabama	22%	(2/9)
Louisiana	22%	(2/9)
Oklahoma	13%	(2/16)
Wyoming	0%	(0/1)

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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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