A History of Care - 250 Years of American Need, Service, and Care

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Hospice & Palliative Care Today has been moving toward this July 4th--the 250th anniversary of the United States--by celebrating a different kind of story: the long, uneven history of how Americans have responded to suffering. This mural invites us to see that across war, epidemic disease, poverty, injustice, disability, serious illness, dying, and grief, the story of our country is also a story of service—of people who nursed, advocated, reformed, comforted, and widened the circle of care.

Our daily 25-part series has been tracing a history marked by struggle and courage, by failures that demanded truth-telling and by acts of compassion that opened new possibilities for healing—not a straight-line tale of progress, nor a simple chronicle of harm.

With all 25 decades compiled, join us in reflecting on how the past shapes the hospice and palliative care we provide today—and the chapters we are called to write ahead. ~ Joy S. Berger, Editor in Chief

Hospice & Palliative Care Today has partnered with Composing Life Out of Loss
for the authoring, publication and distribution of this timely resource.

Please share with your colleagues as we celebrate this July 4th, 2026
and continue our journeys of compassion, ahead.

CLICK: DOWNLOAD THE FULL, FREE E-BOOK
available July 2, 2026