NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2020 - 5
Message from Edo
2020: A year we will remember
We stand on the side of humanity. Always. 2020 has been a doozy
so far. COVID-19 exposed not only gaps, but also inequities in our
health care system. We must recommit ourselves to creating a fairer
and more inclusive health care system. And now, as our new reality
sets in, we are forced to face another uncomfortable reality: for
many people, health care is just more of the same. The same
systemic problems that cause some to get more care and others to
need more care have led some-poorer, darker-to be harmed by the
very people they pay to protect them.
What happened to Mr. Floyd in Minneapolis was not rare. What is rare
is that it was caught on camera. I know that as President & CEO of the
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, I should stay in my
"lane". But isn't palliating suffering my lane? When somebody - or
even worse, some group- dies in pain, hastened by government action,
isn't it my job to call it out? I think it is. We talk a lot about thought
leadership, and often use the term to expound upon the most recent
payment model. Tonight, I don't feel like expounding upon that. Not
when so many people are hurt and hurting. It is a raw time, and
tensions are high. I want to be clear that this is not a partisan call.
There is no Republican or Democratic way to be human. No
conservative or liberal way to abide by the golden rule. We are all
brothers and sisters, and the sooner we start acting like it the sooner
we will get the health care system we all deserve.
We have been through tough times before, and we will go through
them again. But we must make sure that we don't let these moments
pass or turn our heads thinking, "someone else should deal with the
problem." At the core of our hospice philosophy is the
inherent dignity of every individual - those we care
for and those we do not. Whatever we do, let's
make sure that we call out hate, heal suffering,
and always stand on the side of humanity.
Edo Banach, JD,
President and CEO
The National Hospice and
Palliative Care Organization
(NHPCO) stands against
racism, hate and violence.
Across the nation, people are
grieving, and we grieve
alongside them.
NHPCO's vision is a world
where individuals and families
facing serious illness, death,
and grief will experience the
best that humankind can
offer. We demand that every
life be valued and respected,
and we believe in care without
barriers. Everyone deserves
compassion, comfort, peace
and dignity during life's most
intimate and vulnerable
experiences. This is not
possible without eliminating
the structural racism and
health inequities that plague
our health system and have
resulted in racial minorities
bearing a disproportionate
burden of death and illness.
NHPCO NewsLine Summer 2020
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