Palliative Care Programs Spreading in California
A report by the California HealthCare Foundation found that 90% of the state's 111 palliative care programs have launched since 2000 and that 64% have launched since 2004. Sacramento had the highest percentage of hospitals with palliative care programs, while Orange County had the lowest.
CHCF publishes California Healthline.
- "California Study Finds Sharp Increase in Hospital Palliative Care Programs" (East Bay Business Times, 9/12).