NY Times - "Bound by Love and Disability, and Keeping a Vow Until the End" November 11, 2011
American Medical News - "Hospital-based palliative care rises 19%" October 17, 2011
CBS News - "Does Profit Motive Explain High Rates of End-of-Life Surgery?" October 7, 2011
NewsWorks - "Advocates Push For More Access To Palliative Care In Pennsylvania" August 31, 2011
Huffington Post - "Palliative Care Information Act at the Bedside: Achieving Truly Informed Consent" July 23, 2011
Healthcare Finance News - "Palliative Care In Hospitals Continues Rapid Growth For 10th Straight Year" July 14, 2011 Palliative care in U.S. hospitals increases for 10 straight years.
Becker's Hospital Review-The Mount Sinai Medical Center Opens New Inpatient Palliative Care Unit May 31, 2011 The new unit will free up beds and resources in other areas and give staff more time to care for patients.
Palliative Care's Positive Outcomes April 14, 2011 Published in the Trustee Magazine March 2011
Mount Sinai’s Palliative Care Program Receives Grant to Provide Companionship for Patients March 4, 2011 The grant helps to expand care of patients in Mount Sinai’s palliative program.
Market Watch - "Why You Should Care About Palliative Care" August 31, 2010 Nursing Clinical Special Coordinator Jay Horton sees the importance—and conveys the necessity—for early involvement with patients receiving palliative care.
Palliative Care Pioneer Dr. Diane Meier on How People Struggle with Serious, Sometimes Terminal, Illness April 8, 2010 Director of both the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, Dr. Meier is interviewed by Democracy Now!
Palliative Care Specialist Diane Meier, MD, FACP, Named to U.S. Senate HELP Committee Fellowship Post January 4, 2010 Director of both the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, Dr. Meier has an extraordinary opportunity to take part in the federal policy-making process.
The Mount Sinai Medical Center Named to U.S. News Honor Roll July 16, 2009 Mount Sinai received high marks in 11 of 16 specialties to earn its Honor Roll ranking among U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" for 2009-2010.
Diane E. Meier, MD, Receives Clinical Excellence Award from Castle Connolly March 23, 2009 Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute Director Diane E. Meier, MD, is a pioneer in palliative care who has fought to improve the quality of life for patients with chronic and debilitating illnesses.
AARP Names Diane E. Meier, MD, One of New York’s Top 50 Champions of Social Change January 5, 2009 Diane E. Meier, MD, Director of Mount Sinai’s Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, has been awarded AARP’s 50th Anniversary Social Impact Award. Dr. Meier was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2008.
