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 small hospitals with a palliative care program (<50 beds)

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National Rankings

Vermont	78%	(7/9)
Maine	63%	(12/19)
New Hampshire	46%	(6/13)
Alaska	38%	(3/8)
New York	38%	(5/13)
Wisconsin	38%	(25/65)
Michigan	35%	(14/40)
Massachusetts	33%	(3/9)
Virginia	33%	(3/9)
Florida	31%	(4/13)
Minnesota	31%	(19/62)
Tennessee	31%	(9/29)
Iowa	30%	(25/84)
Oregon	28%	(9/32)
Hawaii	25%	(1/4)
California	24%	(10/42)
Ohio	24%	(8/34)
North Dakota	22%	(6/27)
West Virginia	22%	(5/23)
Indiana	21%	(8/38)
North Carolina	21%	(5/24)
Utah	21%	(3/14)
Arizona	20%	(1/5)
Idaho	19%	(4/21)
Montana	19%	(8/42)
Nebraska	18%	(9/50)

Washington	18%	(5/28)
Arkansas	17%	(6/35)
Georgia	17%	(5/29)
Kentucky	17%	(5/30)
South Dakota	17%	(7/41)
Pennsylvania	16%	(3/19)
Kansas	14%	(13/96)
Missouri	14%	(6/44)
Wyoming	12%	(2/17)
Colorado	11%	(3/27)
Illinois	10%	(5/51)
Texas	10%	(16/159)
Alabama	9%	(1/11)
Oklahoma	7%	(4/55)
South Carolina	7%	(1/15)
Mississippi	5%	(2/44)
Louisiana	0%	(0/21)
Maryland	0%	(0/4)
New Mexico	0%	(0/10)
Nevada	0%	(0/5)
Connecticut	N/A
District of Columbia	N/A
Delaware	N/A
New Jersey	N/A
Rhode Island	N/A

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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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