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Latest News: Community PedsCare Wins Prestigious National Award Jacksonville, Fla. - Community PedsCare®, the community pediatric palliative and hospice program in Northeast Florida, is a recipient of the 2008 Quality in Palliative Care Leadership Award. The award is presented annually to recognize organizations which have enhanced their palliative care services by implementing the palliative care principles supported by the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care and the National Quality Forum.
Community PedsCare is one of nine palliative care programs in the United States selected for this prestigious award. Community PedsCare was established in 2000 to coordinate community-based services for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. A program of Community Hospice of Northeast Florida® in collaboration with Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Nemours Children’s Clinic and the University of Florida, Community PedsCare is comprised of a dedicated team of pediatric professionals who offer medical, social service, spiritual, psychological and volunteer support to children and their families. This holistic type of care is designed to relieve pain, provide comfort and improve quality of life.
In addition to being recognized as a model for others in the rapidly growing field of palliative care, which seeks to prevent or relieve physical and emotional distress for individuals who may be seeking curative or life-prolonging treatments, Community PedsCare will receive a $2,500 monetary award to continue this work.
Terry Eason, program manager for Community PedsCare, has been invited to officially receive the award during the 2009 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine/Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Annual Assembly, March 25-28, 2009 in Austin, Texas, and participate in a panel presentation on palliative care.
Says Judi Lund Person, MPH, Vice President of Regulatory and State Leadership for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, “As the field of palliative care is becoming an integral part of America’s healthcare system, it is essential that we monitor the quality of care and identify exemplars of excellence.” Established in 1979 as the first hospice program in Northeast Florida, Community Hospice of Northeast Florida® helps nearly 1,000 patients live better with advanced illness each day in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties, through the support of more than 700 employees and nearly 900 volunteers. The nonprofit organization has served more than 48,000 children and adults—at home, in long term care facilities, hospitals and through four inpatient centers throughout Jacksonville. Community Hospice Foundation™ generates philanthropic and community support for patient care services, family needs and community programs such as Community PedsCare®, a pediatric palliative and hospice program, and the programs and services through the Charles M. Neviaser Educational Institute. Care is available to all patients who need it, regardless of their ability to pay.
Community Hospice and Community PedsCare are registered trademarks and Community Hospice Foundation is a trademark of Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc.
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Contact: Mitzi Saul Communications Specialist Community Hospice of Northeast Florida 904.407.6165
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