Hospice Council of West Virginia

PURPOSE OF OPERATIONS

To promote the hospice concept of care for terminally ill patients and their families;
To promote an understanding among health care professionals and non-professionals of the needs and resources available to the terminally ill patient and family;
To promote communication among existing hospice programs and other health care programs;
To foster the development of hospice care programs;
To promote improved health care legislation, regulation of standard for hospice care at all government levels and responsive reimbursement plans;
To promote education for the general public pertinent to the hospice concept; and
To promote research in the field of hospice care

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