Useful Sites:

 

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) -Founded in 1978, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is the oldest and largest nonprofit public benefit organization devoted exclusively to hospice care. NHO is dedicated to promoting and maintaining quality care for terminally ill persons and their families, and to making hospice an integral part of the U.S. health care system. You can also find a hospice that serves your area through this site.

   

Archdiocese of Miami - Today the Archdiocese of Miami is comprised of Broward, Dade and Monroe Counties and serves 1.2 million Catholics in 110 parishes.

   

Mercy Hospital - Mercy Hospital is a Miami tradition built on faith. For nearly half of Miami's extraordinary century, Mercy Hospital has been tightly woven into the city's rich tapestry. Born of a community-wide initiative to expand healthcare services, Mercy has pursued a mission of caring and a commitment to providing world-class services for the people of the metropolitan region and their international neighbors.

   

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - The mission of the Joint Commission is to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations.

   
Florida Catholic Conference - Provides information on health care Advance Directives that conform both to Florida Law and the Catholic Church.  The Florida Catholic Conference is an agency of the Catholic Bishops, established on February 1, 1969.  It speaks for the Bishops in matters of public policy, serves as liaison to government and the legislature, and coordinates communications and activities between the Church and secular agencies.   The Bishops of the seven dioceses in Florida constitute its Board of Directors.
   

Florida Hospices and Palliative Care, Inc. - The state organization of hospice providers in Florida. Their mission is to ensure that quality hospice and palliative care is available and accessible to all Floridians
   

Hospice Ring Home - For more information on hospice, look in the Hospice Ring. This web ring is devoted to the exchange of information surrounding the hospice philosophy.
   

Growth House - This non-profit organization that hosts support groups dealing with death and dying and provides links to a wealth of end-of-life information.

   

Last Acts - Dedicated to improving end-of-life care through sharing of ideas and solutions by professional care givers, institutions and individuals.

   

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine -The only organization in the United States for physicians dedicated to the advancement of hospice/palliative medicine, its practice, research and education.

   

American Hospice Foundation - The voice of those who face life-limiting illness and significant loss. The foundation advances the hospice concept of care and promotes hospices that seek to meet growing and complex needs

   

Hospice Foundation of America - Provides general information about hospice.
   
Catholic Health Services- Catholic Health Services operates over 17 facilities in Miami-Dade and Broward counties providing various levels of health care and elderly oriented services.
   

Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Miami and Mercy Hospital