News from NHPCO

• A Message from Don Schumacher in Response to Recent Tragedies (12/17/12)
• National Hospice Foundation Announces New Partner in Affinity Program (12/06/12) 
• Dying Americans Using Hospice Care Remains Stable but New Report Reveals Drop in Length of Service (11/26/12)
• Twelve Tips to Help a Grieving Loved One during the Holidays (11/19/12)
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Collaborates with Dignity Memorial® to Expand Reach to Veterans(11/08/12) 
• Caring for Veterans at Life’s End is Celebrated with Inaugural Access Award (11/07/12) 
• Outstanding Hospice Volunteers Honored at National Conference in Orlando (11/06/12) 
• National Hospice Conference Opens with Focus on Bereavement and Presentation of Distinguished Researcher Award(11/05/12)
• Proclamation for National Hospice Month – November 2012 (11/01/12) 
• Affects of Hurricane Sandy - A Message from Don Schumacher (11/01/12)
• Media Alert: Orlando is Site of National Conference and Pediatric Intensive Focusing on Clinical Aspects of Hospice and Palliative Care (10/29/12)
• Comfort, Love and Respect that Hospice Offers is Focus of November’s National Hospice and Palliative Care Month(10/25/12) 
• The Joint Commission Releases Speak Up: What you need to know about your serious illness and palliative care  (10/10/12)
• 13^th Clinical Team Conference Advance Registration Rate Extended to Oct 12 (10/09/12) 
• End-of-life Care in Nursing Homes Lacking (10/04/12)
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Joins National Collaborative Effort to Help Physicians and Consumers Discuss and Make Informed Healthcare Decisions (09/24/12)
• The National Center for Care at the End of Life Will be Home to the New Mary J. Labyak Institute for Innovation(09/18/12)
• NHPCO Brings Volunteer Education to All Fifty States in One Week (08/03/12)
• NHPCO Offers Condolences to the Citizens of Aurora (07/24/12)
• NHPCO Kicks off National Summer Tour with Music Industry:  Partnerships Reaching Over Two Million (06/27/12)
• Telluride Jazz Festival and Hospice: A Musical Partnership for Care (06/26/12)
• NHPCO Reaches out to Music Festivals throughout USA
• CMS Innovation Awards Feature Hospice, Palliative and Care Continuum Initiatives (06/21/12)
• Memorial Day is a Time of Remembrance (05/23/12)
• NHPCO to Host Online Conference on Hospice Volunteerism (05/16/12)
• Reaffirming Hospice through a New National Campaign Announced by NHPCO (05/03/12)
• NHPCO Affiliate, FHSSA, Awarded Major Grant from Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund to Improve Care in Sub-Saharan Africa (04/26/12)
• Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State Receives National Recognition for Outstanding Accomplishments (04/17/12)
• Thirty Years Since Medicare Hospice Legislation Recognized Value of Hospice Volunteers (04/16/12)
• Five Days until National Healthcare Decisions Day (04/12/12)
• 1,500 Gather for Annual Management & Leadership Conference (03/29/12)
• NHPCO’s Annual Report 2011, PDF (03/23/12)
• LIVE—Without Pain Campaign Helps People Advocate for Relief (03/22/12)
• Hospice in the Continuum of Care: Meeting the Needs of Patients (03/06/12)
• Actor and Hospice Advocate Torrey DeVitto Designs T-shirt to Raise Awareness of Hospice (02/28/12)
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Wins Gold Award in Association TRENDS 2011 All-Media Contest(02/14/12)
• FHSSA and Pixeldust Studios Create Compelling Web Video Promoting Partnerships between US and African Hospices(02/09/12)
• Hospice Community Mourns the Loss of Mary Labyak (02/04/12)
• NHPCO to Feature Noted Plenary Speakers at Leadership Conference in March 2012 (01/24/12)
• NHPCO Welcomes Board of Directors for 2012 (01/18/12)
• Dying Americans Using Hospice Care Remains Stable but New Report Reveals Drop in Length of Service (01/11/12)