2007 Press Releases

• NHPCO Welcomes New Board Leadership for 2008 (12/06/07)
• NHPCO Recognizes Outstanding Achievements in Hospice and Palliative Care (12/05/07)
• Partnering for Children: A new campaign launched at the Clinical Team Conference (11/29/07)
• NHPCO's Facts & Figures on Hospice (PDF)  - new document released November 29, 2007.
• Graph of hospice patients served 1982 - 2006 (PDF)
• Graph of hospice program growth in the US from 1974 - 2006 (PDF)
• Hospice Care Saves Money, New Study Shows (11/08/07)
• President Bush Signs National Hospice Month Proclamation; November is National Hospice/Palliative Care Month (11/01/07)
  • November is National Hospice/Palliative Care Month
• National Healthcare Decisions Day Set for April 16 (10/18/07)
• Op-ed in October 14 Edition of the Washington Post Draws Attention (10/16/07)
• NHPCO Supports State Organizations with Gift of Computer Technology (10/03/07)
• Report on Global Access to Pain Relief Issued for World Hospice/Palliative Care Day (10/02/07)
• Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance Formed as Global Care Needs at End of Life are Addressed (09/27/07)
• FPA Joins Forces with NHPCO (09/18/07)
• New Study Sheds Better Light on Hospice Use Across America (09/12/07)
• Alzheimer’s Association Releases Recommendations for End-of-Life Care (08/28/07)
• NHPCO Accredited to Provide Continuing Medical Education to Physicians (08/08/07)
• Circle of Life Awards Recognize Innovative End-of-Life Care Providers (08/02/07)
• Melissa Gilbert to Deliver Opening Plenary at Clinical Team Conference (08/02/07)
• NHPCO Data Utilized in Hospice and End-of- Life Commentaries Appearing in NEJM (07/31/07)  
• New Research Finds Patients With Dementia Benefit from Hospice Care (07/19/07)
• Families and Patients Referred Too Late to Hospice Experience More Unmet Needs (06/28/07)
• Kevorkian Released: NHPCO Restates its Position on End-of-Life Care (05/31/07)
• Memorial Day: A Time of Remembrance (05/24/07)
• Archbishop Tutu Leads Celebratory Launch of Diana Legacy Fund (05/17/07)
• Awards Presented at Annual Leadership Conference in Washington, DC (04/25/07)
• Tragedy at Virginia Tech - Message of Condolence and Additional Resources (04/17/07)
• 22nd Management and Leadership Conference to begin in Washington, DC (04/16/07)
• Quality Partners Self-Assessments Now Available Online (03/29/07)
• Online Information on Financial Issues at End-of-Life Available from Caring Connections (03/26/07)
• New Research Finds Patients Live Longer Under Hospice (03/21/07)
• NQF Releases Palliative Care Framework Document (02/08/07)
• NHPCO Welcomes New Board Leadership for 2007 (01/22/07)
• Art Buchwald, Journalist and Hospice Champion Dies at 81 (01/18/07)
• NHPCO Quality Measures Included in HHS Reports on US Healthcare (01/16/07)
• Half of All Countries Have No Formalized End-of-Life Care New Report Finds (01/10/07)