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 public hospitals with a palliative care program (50+ beds)

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National Rankings

New Jersey	100%	(1/1)
Oregon	100%	(2/2)
Utah	100%	(1/1)
Missouri	75%	(9/12)
Idaho	67%	(2/3)
Massachusetts	67%	(2/3)
Ohio	67%	(8/12)
Virginia	67%	(2/3)
North Carolina	65%	(17/26)
Florida	65%	(13/20)
Iowa	60%	(3/5)
California	56%	(19/34)
Arkansas	50%	(2/4)
Arizona	50%	(1/2)
Hawaii	50%	(1/2)
Minnesota	50%	(3/6)
Nebraska	50%	(1/2)
New Mexico	50%	(1/2)
West Virginia	50%	(1/2)
Indiana	47%	(9/19)
Kansas	43%	(3/7)
Georgia	42%	(8/19)
Colorado	33%	(1/3)
Wyoming	33%	(2/6)
Washington	30%	(3/10)
Texas	29%	(9/31)

Illinois	29%	(2/7)
South Carolina	27%	(3/11)
New York	25%	(2/8)
Tennessee	25%	(2/8)
Louisiana	21%	(4/19)
Alabama	20%	(4/20)
Kentucky	17%	(1/6)
Michigan	13%	(1/8)
Mississippi	6%	(1/17)
Alaska	0%	(0/1)
Connecticut	0%	(0/1)
Nevada	0%	(0/1)
Oklahoma	0%	(0/8)
District of Columbia	N/A
Delaware	N/A
Maryland	N/A
Maine	N/A
Montana	N/A
North Dakota	N/A
New Hampshire	N/A
Pennsylvania	N/A
Rhode Island	N/A
South Dakota	N/A
Vermont	N/A
Wisconsin	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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