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Circle of Life Recognition Includes Citation to Coalition Member Facility
August 8, 2008
Three programs that expand the reach of palliative and end-of-life care were recognized as the 2008 recipients of the Circle of Life Award: Celebrating Innovation in End-of-Life Care. And six others were awarded Citations of Honor, including Ascension Health's Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. Ascension Health is a member of Supportive Care Coalition. The three awardees are Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn.; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pa; and Haven Hospice in Gainesville, Fla. Each were recognized at the Circle of Life Award ceremony on July 25 in San Diego. "The award recognizes organizations that are focused on expanding the frontiers of palliative and end-of-life care, in terms of access and quality," said AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock. “These programs are striving to be there for patients and families every step of the way, with expertise, compassion, and assistance. A focus on choice and dignity help distinguish these programs and help serve as a model to others." Citations of Honor were awarded to Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calf., which is developing a system-wide vision of palliative and end-of-life care; LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care in Tampa, Fla., which provides a broad spectrum of services and facilities that provides open access to those who do not yet fit the traditional definition of hospice care; Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C., which has an extensive history of serving an inner city, low-income population, while focusing on continuity of care in inpatient, long-term care and home settings; Rice Hospice in Willmar, Minn., which is a department of Rice Hospital and has a well developed and successful outreach program based on partnerships with the surrounding communities and their critical access hospitals; Sentara Health Care headquartered in Norfolk, Va., which has a system-wide approach to palliative and end-of-life care with strong links to the system's senior services programs; the Joint Palliative Care Programs for the UAB Center for Palliative Care and the Birmingham VA Palliative Care Program in Birmingham, Ala., which are a collaboration between the academic medical center and the veteran's hospital that shares medical staff, policies and protocols to best serve patients. This is the ninth year for the Circle of Life Award. For more information, visit http://www.aha.org/aha/news-center/awards/circle-of-life/index.html.
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