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E-Newsletter • November 2023 |
Editor's E-Note
To better represent members of the entire community of at-home providers and combine their strengths, the boards of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization have agreed to a joint process to explore the formation of a new organization.
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A New Organization to Represent Hospice, Home Care, Palliative Care, and Other Providers
The Boards of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) agreed to a joint process to explore the formation of a new organization to combine the strengths of both NAHC and NHPCO and better serve members with a unified voice on behalf of the entire community of hospice, home care, palliative care, serious illness, and other care-at-home providers.
The boards of NHPCO and NAHC recently signed a nonbinding letter of intent to pursue the possible combination of both organizations into a new, as-of-yet unnamed organization. Each board voted on this course of action following the recommendations of a steering committee composed of member and staff leaders from both organizations. The steering committee’s recommendations were informed by consultations with members of both organizations. The committee has been working, with the support of association consulting firm McKinley Advisors, since the March 8, 2023, joint announcement that NHPCO and NAHC would explore opportunities for deeper collaboration.
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