2023 Circle of Life Honorees: Leading the Way in Palliative and End-of-Life Care

The American Hospital Association is proud to be a major sponsor of the 2023 Circle of Life Award, which honors health care organizations that are demonstrating innovative palliative or end-of-life care to impact the patients, families and communities they serve. In this conversation, Martha Twaddle, M.D., Waud family medical director for palliative medicine & supportive care at Northwestern Medicine, talks to this year’s three honorees about what drives them to overcome the barriers in palliative care, and their ability to build trust and relationships during extremely difficult times.

• Apply for the 2024 Circle of Life Award - How do you know if your organization is ready to apply for a Circle of Life Award? An innovative palliative or end-of-life care provider that is measuring and evaluating the impact of its work on patients, family, and/or the community is ready to apply for a Circle of Life award. Honorees are emphasizing coordinated or integrated care delivery throughout all settings, engaging underserved populations, promoting palliative care in diverse populations using strategies for engaging communities, creating partnerships with other health care organizations and practitioners, and initiatives within long-term care facilities. Please contact circleoflife@aha.org with questions.