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

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National Rankings

Alaska	100%	(1/1)
Maryland	100%	(1/1)
Ohio	100%	(3/3)
South Dakota	100%	(1/1)
Colorado	83%	(5/6)
Washington	67%	(2/3)
Indiana	55%	(6/11)
North Carolina	50%	(3/6)
New Hampshire	50%	(1/2)
Virginia	50%	(5/10)
Wisconsin	50%	(1/2)
West Virginia	50%	(3/6)
Missouri	33%	(4/12)
Florida	29%	(13/45)
Tennessee	24%	(4/17)
Arkansas	21%	(3/14)
Massachusetts	20%	(1/5)
Louisiana	15%	(2/13)
California	15%	(6/40)
Kansas	14%	(1/7)
Oklahoma	14%	(2/14)
Utah	14%	(1/7)
Texas	14%	(12/85)
Kentucky	13%	(1/8)
South Carolina	13%	(2/16)
Alabama	0%	(0/13)

Arizona	0%	(0/6)
Georgia	0%	(0/15)
Idaho	0%	(0/1)
Illinois	0%	(0/2)
Mississippi	0%	(0/17)
Nebraska	0%	(0/1)
New Mexico	0%	(0/5)
Nevada	0%	(0/6)
Oregon	0%	(0/2)
Pennsylvania	0%	(0/9)
Wyoming	0%	(0/1)
Connecticut	N/A
District of Columbia	N/A
Delaware	N/A
Hawaii	N/A
Iowa	N/A
Maine	N/A
Michigan	N/A
Minnesota	N/A
Montana	N/A
North Dakota	N/A
New Jersey	N/A
New York	N/A
Rhode Island	N/A
Vermont	N/A

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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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