Helpful Links

• Advance Health Care Directive - For more information about this important form please visit the California Hospital Association website at www.calhealth.org or download the form here: English [2] and Spanish [3]

• American Hospital Association [4] - San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine is the the "2002 Circle of Life" Award winner for its collaboration with Children's Hospital and Health Center San Diego.

• California Hospice and Palliative Care Association [5] (CHAPCA)

• California Association of Health Services at Home [6] (CAHSAH)

• California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems [7]

• California Coalition for Compassionate Care - [8] A statewide partnership of organizations dedicated to the advancement of palliative medicine and end-of-life care in California. Includes information on "Living Wills" and Advance Directives.

• Cancer Navigator [9]Provides patients and caregivers support in finding cancer care services and information.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [10] -- http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ [11] Government agency Web site with up-to-date health information.
   
• Children's Hospital and Health Center [12] provides specialized care and support to children and families faced by life-threatening illness.

• Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP) [13]

• The DAISY Foundation [14] - A foundation dedicated to the elimination of Diseases Attacking the Immune System

• Healthcare Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties [15]

• Last Acts [16] - a national campaign to improve end-of-life care by a coalition of professional and consumer organizations.

• Life Options South Bay [17] Directions and Connections for people over 50.

• National Alliance for Children with Life-Threatening Illnesses
  (NACWLTC) [18]- A national coalition of organizations and individual leaders dedicated to improving palliative, end of life and bereavement services for children with life-threatening conditions and the loved ones who care for them.

• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization [19] (NHPCO)
  (formerly National Hospice Organization)

• National Hospice Work Group (NHWG) [20] - A professional coalition of executives from some of the nation's largest and most innovative hospices. NHWG is committed to increasing access to hospice and palliative care throughout the nation.

• National Palliative Care Research Center [21] - NPCRC is a national initiative committed to stimulating, developing, and funding palliative care research directed at improving care for patients with serious illness and their families. Located at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City where it receives direction and technical assistance, the Center will solicit research proposals from investigators throughout the United States.

• San Diego Coalition on Improving End-of-Life Care [22]

• The San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine Children's Program [23] is proud of its partnership with Children's Hospital and Health Center [12] in providing its specialized care and support to children and families faced by life-threatening illness.

• San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce [24]

*San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine is not affiliated with any other hospice program in San Diego County.

For more information on hospice programs in San Diego or across the United States, go to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization [19] or Hospice Foundation of America [25]