title: Circle of Life awards 2006.
abstract: As programs to reduce pain and suffering at the end of life proliferate, this year's three Circle of Life winners offer useful models for other organizations. Two make the reduction of suffering a goal for every staff member, not just those on the palliative care team. The third is pioneering a model of hospice care that could revolutionize the field.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D008910:Minnesota; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009519:New York City; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States