For Immediate Release:
November 7, 2012

Caring for Veterans at Life’s End is Celebrated with Inaugural Access Award

As Veterans Day Approaches, NHPCO Recognizes VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Dayton

A Message from Don Schumacher: Effects of Hurricane Sandy November 1, 2012

For Immediate Release:              
October 25, 2012

Comfort, Love and Respect that Hospice Offers is Focus of November’s National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

“Comfort. Love. Respect.” 2012 Theme Inspired by Actress and Hospice Advocate Torrey DeVitto

For Immediate Release:
October 10, 2012

The Joint Commission Releases Speak Up: What you need to know about your serious illness and palliative care

Educational campaign provides advice to help patients, families cope

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2012

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Joins National Collaborative Effort to Help Physicians and Consumers Discuss and Make Informed Healthcare Decisions

(Alexandria, Va)—The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has joined the list of consumer communication partners for Choosing Wisely^®, a national campaign launched in April by the ABIM Foundation and Consumer Reports promoting informed healthcare decision making.

For Immediate Release:
September 18, 2012

The National Center for Care at the End of Life Will be Home to the New Mary J. Labyak Institute for Innovation

Institute Will Focus on Making a Powerful Difference in End-of-Life Care through Education, Leadership, and Outreach

For Immediate Release: August 3, 2012

NHPCO Brings Volunteer Education to All Fifty States in One Week

Virtual Conference Enables More than 5,000 Hospice Volunteers to Attend National Event

Hospice Community Offers Message of Condolence to the Citizens of Aurora

July 24, 2012

The staff and board of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, along with the entire hospice community, extend our deepest condolences to the many people who have been affected by the heartbreaking shooting in Aurora, Colorado last week.  Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who are suffering and affected by this unfathomable tragedy.

For Immediate Release: June 27, 2012

NHPCO Kicks off National Summer Tour with Music Industry:  Partnerships Reaching Over Two Million

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) kicks off a National Summer Tour on the benefits of hospice, reaching more than two million people through partnerships with seven music festivals across the country - and more top artists, musicians and venues in the works.  Hospice assists patients with terminal illnesses and their families.