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Top Ten States

In 2011, the US receives an overall grade of B. Seven states plus the District of Columbia now receive a grade of A, with more than 80 percent of hospitals reporting palliative care services. More than half of the fifty states receive a grade of B. Here are the top ten:

  1. Vermont (100%) - A
  2. District of Columbia (100%) - A
  3. Nebraska (93%) - A
  4. Maryland (90%) - A
  5. Minnesota (89%) - A
  6. Oregon (88%) - A
  7. Rhode Island (88%) - A
  8. Washington (83%) - A
  9. South Dakota (78%) - B
  10. Virginia (78%) - B

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 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, 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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