Significant Moments and Figures in Hospice History

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  • Dame Cicely Saunders

    Dame Cicely Saunders

    Dame Cicely Saunders introduced the idea of specialized care for the dying in 1963.

  • Florence Wald

    The Dean of the Yale School of Nursing, Florence Wald, invites Cicely Saunders to become a visiting faculty member for the spring semester.

  • Dame Cicely Saunders creates St. Christopher's Hospice

    Dame Cicely Saunders creats the St. Christopher's Hospice in the United Kingdom

  • Florence Wald Begins work at St. Christopher's

    Florence Wald began workng at St. Christopher's in order to learn everything about hospice.

  • Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross "On Death and Dying" Published

    Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross writes and publishes a book called "On Death and Dying" that was based on 500 interviews with dying patients. The book quickly becomes an international best seller.

  • Congress Introduces Medicare Hospice Benefit

  • Congress Makes Hospice Benefit Permanent

    Congress makes hospice benefit permanent and gives hospices a 10% increase in reimbursement.

  • National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Celebrates 25th Anniversary

  • Hospice Pioneer Elisabeth Kubler-Ross dies at the age of 78

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine Recognized as a Medical Specialty By ABMS