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Dana-Farber named learning lab for end-of-life care

Posted by Elizabeth Cooney March 19, 2008 04:21 PM

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has been chosen as a national learning lab for other hospitals interested in improving care for patients and families at the end of life.

The cancer center will share its palliative care practices through the Hospital-Based Palliative Care Consortium, which has six other sites across the country. The program, free for participants, is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and sponsored locally by the Massachusetts Hospital Association.

The other learning labs are: Connecticut Hospice in Branford, Conn.; Detroit Receiving Hospital; Geisinger Health System in Danville, Penn.; Palo Alto VA Health Care System in California; St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Mo.; and the University of Pittsburgh.

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Elizabeth Cooney covers health for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. She previously reported on business and was an editor at the paper. Earlier in her career, she edited medical books and journals at Little, Brown, and worked for Boston magazine.

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