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My Hospice Ambassadors Program
NHPCO and its advocacy affiliate,
the Hospice Action Network (HAN),
are pleased to share information
about the My Hospice
Ambassadors Program. My Hospice
Ambassadors are advocates
selected by NHPCO to engage with
federal lawmakers and enhance
awareness of hospice and palliative
care public policy issues.
My Hospice Ambassadors will
establish and maintain significant
and continuous relationships with
Members of Congress, host
roundtable events with federal
lawmakers to advance hospice and
palliative care legislation and
develop a network of hospice and
palliative care advocates.
"My Hospice Ambassadors are
proven operators in the field and
staunch hospice and palliative care
supporters who have been chosen
because of their ability to eloquently
articulate the value of hospice and
palliative care and their enthusiasm
and commitment to providing
quality care for patients and
families at the end of life. NHPCO
and HAN are honored to work with
different interdisciplinary
professionals, leaders, and
supporters as they take on this new
responsibility to advance personcentered care," said NHPCO CEO
and President Edo Banach.
NHPCO also congratulates new
Ambassadors who span the
Interdisciplinary Team as hospice
volunteers, nurses, and social

workers and others who are
leaders and professionals in the
hospice and palliative care
community. The following new My
Hospice Ambassadors have joined
efforts to help reinforce the value
of the Medicare hospice benefit
among policy and healthcare
decision makers and improve
access to high quality,
comprehensive and personcentered care:
■ Emily Baehr, St. Barnabas
Hospice in Pennsylvania;
■ Kelly Coons, AseraCare Hospice
in Pennsylvania;
■ Teddi Anderson Curry, Sutter
VNA in California;
■ Natalie McNeal, Wellstar
Community Hospice in Georgia;
■ Lisa Perry, Bluegrass Care
Navigators in Kentucky;
■ Patricia Ramsden, Care
Dimensions in Massachusetts;
■ Bri Santarsieri, Infinity Hospice
in Nevada;
■ Courtland Young, Central Coast
VNA in California.
My Hospice Ambassadors will
undergo extensive advocacy
training and education and will
participate in a Fall Fly-In this
September, where they will take to
Capitol Hill to advocate for
individuals and families
experiencing the end of life.
NHPCO and HAN look forward to
working with these Ambassadors
and will continue to expand the
program in the coming months.

Special thanks to Paul Ledford
(Florida Hospice and Palliative
Care Association), Elleah Tooker
(Center for Hospice Care in
Indiana), Sandy Kuhlman (Hospice
Services, Inc. and Palliative Care of
Northwest Kansas), Honey
Goodman and Kim Ouwehand
(Treasure Valley Hospice in Idaho),
and Carla Braveman (Hospice and
Palliative Care Association of New
York State) for their leadership
and collaboration during the
program's developmental process.
Learn more about the My Hospice
campaign.

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