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AlabamaNo Program Paul Strong, M.D.
Medical Director of "Caring Choices"
Jackson Hospital Palliative Care Program
8107 Fletcher Hill Dr.
Montgomery, AL 36117
Phone: 334-293-8133
E-mail: plstrong@charter.net
 

Alaska

Developing Program

Dr. Maria Wallington

Providence Alaska Medical Center

3200 Providence Drive

Anchorage, AK  99508

Phone: 907-212-6077

Email: maria.wallington@providence.org

 
ArizonaNo Program No information  
ArkansasNo Program No information  

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California

Endorsed Program

Judy Citko, J.D.
Executive Director
CA Coalition for Compassionate Care
1215 K Street, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-552-7573
Fax: 916-552-2615
E-mail: jcitko@calhealth.org
California Coalition for Compassionate Care
ColoradoDeveloping Program

Jennifer Ballentine

President, The Iris Project

2050 S. Saint Paul St.

Denver, CO 80210

Phone: 303-756-5222

Fax: 303-756-3208

jennifer@irisproject.net

David Koets, MD
Chair, Colorado Advance Directives Consortium
Medical Director, Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care-Denver
PO Box 270202
Littleton, CO 80127
Cell: (720) 299-1999
Fax: (303) 972-7400
Email: dkoets@aol.com

Steve Telatnik, MD
Pulmonologist & Palliatist
El Paso County Medical Society Ethics Committee
Colorado Springs, CO
Phone: 719-460-5960
E-mail: Stelatnik@aol.com

 
ConnecticutNo Program No information  

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DelawareNo Program Moonyeen Klopfstein
President
Delaware End-of-Life Coalition
2615 Whitman Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: 302.999.9059
 

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FloridaDeveloping Program

Tracy L. Christner

Executive Director

Project GRACE

5771 Roosevelt Blvd, Bldg 720

Clearwater, FL  33760

Phone: 727-536.7366

Toll free  877.99.GRACE

Fax: 727-536.7365

Email: tracychristner@projectgrace.org

Kenneth Brummel-Smith, M.D.
Charlotte Edwards Maguire Professor and Chair,
Department of Geriatrics
Florida State University College of Medicine
1115 West Call St, Suite 3140
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300
Phone: 850-644-2291
Fax: 850-645-2824

Email: ken.brummel-smith@med.fsu.edu

Project GRACE

 

 

 

 

Florida State University - Department of Geriatrics

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GeorgiaDeveloping Program

Beverly Tyler
Executive Director
Georgia Health Decisions
1720 Peachtree Street, Suite 1029
Atlanta, GA 300309
Phone: (800) 544-5751
E-mail: ghd@atlanta.com

Improving Care At The End Of Life: A Long Term Care Initiative

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Hawaii

Endorsed Program

Kenneth Zeri, RN, MS

President & CPO

Kokua Mau Hospice Hawai'i

860 Iwilei Rd.

Honolulu, HI 96817

Phone: 808-924-9255

Fax: 808-922-9161

Email: kzeri@hospicehawaii.org

 

Kokua Mau

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IdahoDeveloping Program

Dia Gainor

EMS Bureau Chief

Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare

590 Washington Street

Boise, ID  83702-0036

Phone: 208-334-4000

Fax: 208-334-4015

Email: gainord@dhw.idaho.gov

 

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
IllinoisNo Program

Paula Sue Jackson RN, CCRN

President  - The Partners Coalition

paulasuej@comcast.net

 
IndianaNo Program No information  

Iowa

Developing Program

Christine Harlander, RN BSN
Palliative Care Coordinator
Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids
Phone: 319-533-0106

Email: charlander@mercycare.org

Stephanie Anderson, RN
Director, Palliative Care and Hospice
St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids
Phone: 319-213-5098

 

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Kansas

Developing Program

John G. Carney
Vice President, Aging and End of Life
Center for Practical Bioethics
Harzfeld Building
1111 Main, Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: 816.221.1100 ext 220
Fax: 816.221.2002

Email: JCarney@practicalbioethics.org

Center for Practical Bioethics
KentuckyNo Program No information  

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LouisianaDeveloping Program

Susan E. Nelson, MD, FACP
Internal Medicina / Geriatrics / Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Lake Senior Care Center
Phone: 225-765-3076
Fax: 225-765-1076
E-mail: snelson@ololrmc.com

 

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Maine

Developing Program

Eileen F. McDonald

Program Manager MaineHealth

39 Forest Ave. MHCI Section G

Portland, ME 04101

Phone: 207-662-0765

Fax: 207-541-7547

Email: mcdone1@mainehealth.org  

 
MarylandNo Program

No information

 
MassachusettsNo Program

Jena B. Adams, MPH

MOLST Project Director

Center for Health Policy and Research

UMass Medical School

333 South Street

Shrewsbury, MA 01545

Phone: 508-856-5806

Fax: 508-856-4850

Email: Jena.Adams@umassmed.edu

 
MichiganDeveloping Program

Traverse City:
Jane Dinnen
1105 6th St
Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone: 231.935.6176
E-mail: jdinnen@mhc.net

Jackson:
Sheila Gomez
Phone: 517.788.4800 ext 5359
E-mail: sheila.gomez@wafoote.org

 
MinnesotaDeveloping Program

Minnetonka:
Mark Leenay, MS, MD
National Medical Director
Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care
MN008-W130
9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Phone: 952-936-1704
E-mail: Mark_Leenay@uhc.com

Minneapolis / St. Paul and Surrounding Metro Areas:
Sandra E. Schellinger, RN BSN CHPN
Allina Home Care, Hospice and Palliative Care
Director of Allina Palliative Care
1055 Westgate Drive, Suite 100
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 651-635-9173
Fax: 612-262-7050
Direct: 612-262-7063
E-mail: sandy.schellinger@allina.com

 
MississippiNo Program No information  
MissouriDeveloping Program

John G. Carney
Vice President, Aging and End of Life
Center for Practical Bioethics
Harzfeld Building
1111 Main, Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: 816.221.1100 ext 220
Fax: 816.221.2002

Email: JCarney@practicalbioethics.org

Center for Practical Bioethics

Montana

Developing Program

Joan Eliel
Program Specialist
Montana End of Life Registry
Montana Department of Justice
Office of Consumer Protection and Victim Services
PO Box 201410
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 406-444-5803
Fax: 406-444-4303
Email: jeliel@mt.gov
Montana Board of Medical Examiners

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NebraskaDeveloping Program

Lisa Weber-DeVoll
Medical Social Worker
Columbus Community Hospital
POB 1800
4600 38th Street
Columbus, Nebraska 68601
Phone: (402) 562-4496
Fax: (402) 562-3396
E-mail: laweberdevoll@columbushosp.org

 
NevadaDeveloping Program

Sally Hardwick
School of Public Health
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89577
E-mail: hardwick@unr.nevada.edu

University of Nevada, Reno
New HampshireDeveloping Program Shawn LaFrance
New Hampshire Partnership for End-of-Life Care
Phone: (603) 225-0900
E-mail: slafrance@healthynh.com
 
New JerseyNo Program Jeanne Kerwin
Jeanne.Kerwin@atlantichealth.org
 
New MexicoNo Program No information  
New YorkEndorsed Program

Patricia A. Bomba M.D.
Vice President and Medical Director, Geriatrics
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
165 Court Street
Rochester, New York 14647
Phone: 585-238-4514
Fax: 585-453-6365

Compassion and Support
North CarolinaEndorsed Program

Melanie Phelps

PO Box 27167

North Carolina Medical Society

222 N. Person Street

Raleigh, NC  27611

Phone: 919-833-3836

Email: mphelps@ncmedsoc.org

 
North DakotaDeveloping Program

Nancy Joyner, RN, MS, APRN-CNS, ACHPN
Clinical Nurse Specialist-Palliative Care
Altru Health System
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Phone: 701-780-5442
Fax: 701-780-1942

Email: njoyner@altru.org

 

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OhioDeveloping Program

Doug Cluxton, MA, LPC
Vice President, Education & Development
Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
555 Metro Place North, Suite 650
Dublin, OH 43017
Phone: 614-763-0036
E-mail: doug@ohpco.org

Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
OklahomaNo Program

Rodrigo Mariano, MD
310 Morford Drive
Lawton, OK 73507
580-458-2246
rodrigo.mariano@us.army.mil

 
OregonEndorsed Program

Sarah Foreman
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd
Mail Code: UHN-86
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: 503-494-3965

Fax: 503-494-1260
Email: polst@ohsu.edu

Oregon POLST Program

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PennsylvaniaDeveloping Program

Marian Kemp
Coalition for Quality at the End-of-Life (CQEL)

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
120 Fifth Avenue, Suite P4301
Pittsburgh PA 15222
Phone: 412-544-0392
E-mail: marian.kemp@highmark.com

Coalition for Quality at the End-of-Life (CQEL)

Institute to Enhance Palliative Care

University of Pittsburgh Institute on Aging

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Rhode IslandNo Program No information  

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South CarolinaNo Program

Dr. Janet Craig
Phone: 864-422-8302
craigjb@charter.net

 
South DakotaNo Program

Lois Schuller RN, MS
Director
Sanford Hospice/ VNA
Phone: 605 328 5903
Email: schullel@sanfordhealth.org

 

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Tennessee

Endorsed Program

Judy Eads

President

Tennessee End of Life Partnership

711 Shenandoah Dr.

Brentwood, TN 37027  Phone: 615-289-4275

Fax: 615-246-2773

E-mail: jeads@comcast.net

Tennessee End of Life Partnership
TexasDeveloping Program

Anne K. Moore, LMSW
Texas Partnership for End-of-Life Care
P.O. Box 80204
Austin, TX 78708-0204
Phone: 512-453-9600
Email: amoore@txpec.org

 

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UtahDeveloping Program

Julien Puzey, MA
Manager, End-of-Life Care Project
HealthInsight
348 East 4500 South, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
Phone: 801.892.6615
E-mail: jpuzey@healthinsight.org

Utah Department of Health

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VermontNo Program No information  
VirginiaNo Program

Christopher W. Pile, MD
Wythe County Community Hospital
600 W. Ridge Rd.
Wytheville, VA 24382
Phone: 276-228-1710
Fax: 276-228-1719
E-mail: cpile@mail.wcch.org

 

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WashingtonEndorsed Program

Jim Shaw, MD
Medical Director
Chair WA State POLST Task Force
Sacred Heart Medical Center
W 101 8th Ave
PO Box 2555
Spokane, WA 99220-2555
Phone: 509-474-3097
Fax: 509-474-4236
E-mail: ShawJ@shmc.org

Sally Denton, RN
Administrator
St Joseph's Care Center
Providence Health Care
17 E 8th Ave
Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: 509-474-2161
E-mail: dentons@shmc.org

Washington State Medical Association

Washington State Department of Health

Washington, D.C.No Program

Charlie Sabatino
ABA Commission on Law and Aging
740 Fifteenth St., NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-662-8686
Fax: 202-662-8698
E-mail: sabatinoc@staff.abanet.org

 
West VirginiaEndorsed Program

Morgantown:
Alvin H. Moss, MD
Professor of Medicine and Director
Center for Health Ethics and Law
Section of Nephrology
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 9022
Morgantown, WV 26506-9022
Phone: (304) 293-7618
Fax: (304) 293-7442
E-mail: amoss@hsc.wvu.edu

Arthurdale:
Malene Davis, RN, MSN, MBA
Executive Director
Hospice Care Corporation
P O Box 760
Arthurdale, WV 26520
Phone: 304-864-0884
Fax: 304-864-6306
E-mail: mdavis@hospicecarecorp.org

West Virginia Center for End-of-Life Care
WisconsinEndorsed Program

La Crosse and Surrounding Area:
Bud Hammes, Ph.D
Mail Stop C01-005
1900 South Avenue
La Crosse, WI 54601-5494
Phone: 608-386-0318
E-mail: bjhammes@gundluth.org

Respecting Choices
WisconsinDeveloping Program

Northern Wisconsin:
Colette Zunk, CSW
Palliative Care Coordinator
Sacred Heart-St. Mary's Hospitals, Inc
2251 N. Shore Dr, Suite 100
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone: 715-361-2105
E-mail: czunk@shsmh.org
Fax: 715-361-2119

 

Wyoming

Developing Program

Pat Boyer
1339 South Mitchell Street
Casper, WY 82601
Phone: 307-265-7755

Jackson Hole:

James Little Jr, MD

PO Box 4010

Jackson, WY 83001

Phone: 307-739-8999

Fax: 307-739-9222

Email: jimlittle@gmail.com

 

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