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 mid-size and large hospitals with a palliative care program (50+ beds)

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National Rankings

Vermont	100%	(5/5)
Montana	88%	(7/8)
New Hampshire	85%	(11/13)
District of Columbia	80%	(4/5)
South Dakota	78%	(7/9)
Minnesota	75%	(27/36)
Missouri	73%	(49/67)
Oregon	72%	(18/25)
New Jersey	72%	(41/57)
Iowa	70%	(23/33)
Maine	69%	(11/16)
North Carolina	69%	(55/80)
Michigan	69%	(57/83)
Ohio	68%	(75/110)
Colorado	67%	(18/27)
Maryland	67%	(28/42)
North Dakota	67%	(6/9)
West Virginia	67%	(20/30)
Washington	65%	(22/34)
Wisconsin	64%	(37/58)
Virginia	63%	(34/54)
Kansas	61%	(20/33)
Alaska	60%	(3/5)
Delaware	60%	(3/5)
Rhode Island	60%	(6/10)
Illinois	58%	(58/100)

New York	58%	(70/121)
California	56%	(127/225)
Utah	56%	(9/16)
Idaho	56%	(5/9)
Nebraska	56%	(10/18)
Pennsylvania	54%	(67/123)
Connecticut	54%	(14/26)
Indiana	54%	(29/54)
Arizona	50%	(18/36)
Massachusetts	50%	(28/56)
Florida	49%	(56/115)
Hawaii	45%	(5/11)
Tennessee	45%	(24/53)
Arkansas	41%	(17/41)
Georgia	38%	(28/74)
Kentucky	37%	(20/54)
New Mexico	33%	(5/15)
Texas	33%	(66/203)
South Carolina	30%	(13/44)
Louisiana	27%	(13/48)
Wyoming	25%	(2/8)
Nevada	23%	(3/13)
Oklahoma	19%	(8/43)
Alabama	16%	(7/44)
Mississippi	10%	(5/48)

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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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