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The number of U.S. hospitals with palliative care teams increased for the 10th consecutive year, according to a new analysis from the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
In 2010, the last year for which data are available, there were 1,635 palliative care teams in hospitals – an increase of 4.3% over 2009 and an increase of 148.5% since 2000. In 2010, almost 66% of hospitals had a palliative care team, compared with 24.5% in 2000, the CAPC reported.
By region, the South had a much lower prevalence of hospitals with palliative care teams (53%) than the rest of the country: Northeast (76%), Midwest (75%), and West (71%). In terms of hospital size, those with 300 or more beds had an 88% prevalence of palliative care teams, compared with 57% for hospitals with 50-299 beds, the CAPC said.
The analysis – based mainly on data from the American Hospital Association and supplemented by data from the CAPC’s National Palliative Care Registry – excluded hospitals with less than 50 beds and those that are controlled by the federal government, such as Veterans Affairs hospitals.
The number of U.S. hospitals with palliative care teams increased for the 10th consecutive year, according to a new analysis from the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
In 2010, the last year for which data are available, there were 1,635 palliative care teams in hospitals – an increase of 4.3% over 2009 and an increase of 148.5% since 2000. In 2010, almost 66% of hospitals had a palliative care team, compared with 24.5% in 2000, the CAPC reported.
By region, the South had a much lower prevalence of hospitals with palliative care teams (53%) than the rest of the country: Northeast (76%), Midwest (75%), and West (71%). In terms of hospital size, those with 300 or more beds had an 88% prevalence of palliative care teams, compared with 57% for hospitals with 50-299 beds, the CAPC said.
The analysis – based mainly on data from the American Hospital Association and supplemented by data from the CAPC’s National Palliative Care Registry – excluded hospitals with less than 50 beds and those that are controlled by the federal government, such as Veterans Affairs hospitals.
The number of U.S. hospitals with palliative care teams increased for the 10th consecutive year, according to a new analysis from the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
In 2010, the last year for which data are available, there were 1,635 palliative care teams in hospitals – an increase of 4.3% over 2009 and an increase of 148.5% since 2000. In 2010, almost 66% of hospitals had a palliative care team, compared with 24.5% in 2000, the CAPC reported.
By region, the South had a much lower prevalence of hospitals with palliative care teams (53%) than the rest of the country: Northeast (76%), Midwest (75%), and West (71%). In terms of hospital size, those with 300 or more beds had an 88% prevalence of palliative care teams, compared with 57% for hospitals with 50-299 beds, the CAPC said.
The analysis – based mainly on data from the American Hospital Association and supplemented by data from the CAPC’s National Palliative Care Registry – excluded hospitals with less than 50 beds and those that are controlled by the federal government, such as Veterans Affairs hospitals.
