The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has attempted to identify hospitals providing palliative care services in its 2008 state-by-state report, and currently through the web-based Palliative Care Provider Directory of Hospitals. To augment those efforts for one state, a survey was conducted to explore how many hospitals reported having palliative care services and how well those services met consensus recommendations. Survey results show that a majority (82 %) of hospitals continue to lack palliative care programs, and even knowledge of palliative care was limited. More education and training for physicians, health care staff, and the general public was recommended strongly.
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The Center to Advance Palliative Care. www.capc.org. 2009 June 5.
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MorrisonRS, DietrichJ, MeierDE. America's care of serious illness: A state-to-state report card on access to palliative care in our nation's hospitals. New York: Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), 2008.
