CAPC’s analysis also found the prevalence of hospital palliative care programs is lowest in the southern region of the U.S., where only 51 percent of hospitals have programs. In the Northeast, the region with the highest prevalence of programs, 73 percent of hospitals have palliative care teams.
Read the report, “Growth of Palliative Care in U.S. Hospitals 2011 Snapshot” (pdf).
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