About Us 

Read the National Healthcare Decisions Day Case Statement to learn about what issues exist and what we can all do to make a difference.
National Healthcare Decisions Day Concept Paper
 
Executive Committee
Nathan Kottkamp, Chair - McGuireWoods LLP
Kathy Brandt  - National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization 
John Carney and Bill Colby- Center for Practical Bioethics
Bruce Jennings - Hastings Center 
Peter Leibold - American Health Lawyers Association
Paul Malley - Aging with Dignity
Charles P. Sabatino - ABA Commission on Law and Aging
Kristin Schleiter - The American Medical Association
Lois Snyder - American College of Physicians
Jack Stanley - The Lawrence University Program in Bioethics
Linda J. Stierle - American Nurses Association

National Healthcare Decisions Day is an initiative to encourage patients to express their wishes regarding healthcare and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be.
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NHDD Contributors

NHDD committee members would like to thank the following organizations for their generous donations. 

Supporters-donations up to $999

  • American Association of Critical Care Nurses
  • Ascension Health
  • Avera
  • Bon Secours Health System
  • DEBORAH Heart and Lung Center
  • DocuBank
  • Eagle River Area Palliative Care Coalition
  • Elizabeth B. Vinson, PLC
  • Exempla Lutheran Medical Center
  • Foundation for End of Life Care
  • Friends of Hospice, Inc.
  • Good Samaritan Hospice
  • Goodwin House Incorporated
  • Harrison Medical Center
  • Haven Hospice of North Central Florida
  • Heartland Regional Medical Center
  • Hospice of Northwest Ohio
  • Hospice of Reno County
  • Hospice of the Calumet Area, Inc
  • Hospice of the Western Reserve
  • Howard Young Foundation
  • Idaho State Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
  • Illinois Hospital Association
  • JGS Administrative Services, Inc.
  • Kansas Health Ethics
  • Kidney End of Life Coalition
  • Lakeland Regional Medical Center
  • Law Offices of Cheryl K. David
  • LifeCare Planning, Inc
  • LivHOME, Inc.
  • Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council
  • National Association of Elder Law Attorneys-CT Chapter
  • New York Citizens' Committee on Healthcare Decisions
  • North Star Hospice
  • Oregon Health Decisions
  • Palliative Care Institute of Southeast Louisiana
  • Palliative Care Partnership of the Poanoke Valley
  • Providence Medical Center and Saint John Hospital
  • SAGE - Service and Advocacy for GLBT Elders
  • Social Work in Progress
  • St. Francis Hospital and Health Services
  • St. Rita's Medical Center
  • The Hospice of the Wood River Valley
  • The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
  • The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Trinity Health
  • Van Note Law Offices, P.C.
  • Washington State Health Care Authority
  • Wichita Clinic

Friends-donations from $1,000 to $4,999

                      

                  

                     

                  

                         

 

     

              
Benefactors-donations from $5,000 to $9,999
Champions-donations above $10,000
For more information on how your organization can support NHDD efforts, please email nhdd@nhpco.org.  Thank you.