Hospice News August 20, 2024
New York state’s new Center for Hospice and Palliative Care recently launched with an aim to increase utilization and goal-concordant outcomes among swelling aging populations in the Empire State.
The state’s Department of Health on Tuesday announced the center’s opening, which will operate under its Office for Aging and Long Term Care (OALTC). The location will serve as a space to design strategic statewide plans that address care delivery and public awareness issues impeding hospice and palliative care access.
Having a better understanding of barriers to end-of-life and serious illness care is paramount to improving health equity and quality, according to Center for Hospice and Palliative Care Director Kara Travis, previously CEO of Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care.
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