Circle of Life Awards
The Circle of Life Award honors innovative programs to improve the care people receive near the end of their lives, whether in hospital, hospice, nursing home, or home. The Circle of Life Award is sponsored by NHPCO, the American Hospital Association in conjunction with the American Medical Association, and the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.

Circle of Life Award Past Recipients

2001 Circle of Life Awards

• Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
• Palliative CareCenter & Hospice of the North Shore, Evanston, IL
• St Joseph's Manor, Trumbull, CT

2002 Circle of Life Awards

• The Children’s Program of San Diego Hospice and Children’s Hospital and Health Center of San Diego, San Diego, CA
• Hospice of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY
• Project Safe Conduct, a collaboration of Hospice of the Western Reserve and Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 
• Population-Based Palliative Care Research Network (PoPCRN), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
  • Click Here to download the 2002 Circle of Life Awards' joint press release