BRINGING CARE AND COMFORT ACROSS THE CONTINUUM. (cover story)

HOSPITALS; AWARDS; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUUM of care; DECISION making; EXCELLENCE; HEALTH care teams; MEDICAL personnel; NURSING care facilities; PALLIATIVE treatment; INSTITUTIONAL cooperation; PATIENTS' families

The article presents the winners of the 2016 Circle of Life Awards from the American Hospital Association (AHA). The winners are Susquehanna Health whose multidisciplinary palliative care team go into Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania to care for dying patients in their homes, Bon Secours Richmond Health System in Virginia whose palliative team moves across the continuum, and Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence for providing palliative care across University of Washington's system.