Good Shepherd Hospice provides links to a variety of local and national sites related to hospice, palliative care and end-of-life issues. This page is designed to help our web visitors locate resources and information on the Web. Good Shepherd Hospice is not responsible for the content of these sites, nor does it make any endorsements to the organizations. If you would like your site added to our page, please contact webmaster@Good Shepherd-hospice.org with your site's information.

Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Caring Connections
Free resources and information to help people make decisions about end-of-life care and services before a crisis.
www.caringinfo.org

Center for Advanced Palliative Care
Provides information about palliative care services and includes a provider directory to find hospitals that offer palliative care.
www.getpalliativecare.org

The Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies at the University of South Florida
The first center to unite a major university with community providers of palliative and end-of-life care in an equal partnership aimed at influencing policy and practice through education and research.
www.palliativecenter.hsc.usf.edu

Center to Improve Care of the Dying
Offers expert support to hospitals, nursing homes, health systems, hospices, and other organizations that serve individuals nearing the end of life.
www.medicaring.org

Florida Hospices and Palliative Care, Inc.
A membership organization that represents hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in Florida.
www.floridahospices.org

Growth House, Inc.
An international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end-of-life care.
www.growthhouse.org.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
A membership organization that represents hospice and palliative care programs and professionals nationwide.
www.nhpco.org

Polk County Hospitals

Bartow Regional Hospital
www.bartowregional.com

Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center
www.heartofflorida.com

Lakeland Regional Medical Center
www.lrmc.com

Lake Wales Medical Center
www.lakewalesmedicalcenter.com

Winter Haven Hospital
www.winterhavenhospital.org

Highlands County Hospitals

Florida Hospital - Heartland Medical Center
www.fhhd.org

Florida Hospital - Lake Placid
www.fhhd.org

Highlands Regional Medical Center - Sebring
www.highlandsregional.com

Hardee County Hospitals

Florida Hospital-Wauchula
www.fhhd.org



Disclaimer: Good Shepherd Hospice has provided these links as an educational resource to those interested in learning more about hospice, health care and end-of-life issues. The presence of a link on this page does not indicate endorsement of the organization or its Web site content by Good Shepherd Hospice.