Happy World Hospice and Palliative Care Day!

Get ready to celebrate...and spread the word about quality end-of-life care.  Tomorrow marks World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. The event is celebrated annually on the second Saturday of October to raise awareness of hospice and palliative care around the world.  Hospice and palliative care organizations are celebrating around the world in 70 countries and working hard to get the word out about choices and quality care at the end of life.

This year Voices for Hospice falls on the same day.  Voices for Hospice occurs bi-annually on the same date.  The event is celebrated with a wave of musical concerts around the world.  Want to attend a concert near you? Find locations of registered Voices for Hospice events near you by visiting the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day page.  Enjoy the music and help raise funds to support hospice programs world-wide.

Is  your hospice organization participating this year?  Share how you or  your organization celebrated World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2009.

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