Palliative Care
Photo Galleries of 2026 Circle of Life Award Winners, Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., and Orlando VA Healthcare System in Orlando, Fla.
Sample post-award social messages/newsletter blurbs announcing the 2026 AHA Circle of Life Award winners.
The Circle of Life Award recognizes excellence in palliative and end-of-life care.
Applications are now open and are due by 1 p.m. ET on July 15, 2026.
The application period for the 2026 Circle of Life Award is now closed.
The Population health Management page contains current initiatives and resources related to improving care coordination and patient engagement supported by appropriate financial and care models.
Gilchrist in Baltimore and Bristol Hospice — Hawaii are winners of the AHA 2025 Circle of Life Award for their efforts in palliative and end-of-life care. The awards will be presented at the AHA Leadership Summit, taking place July 20-22 in Nashville, Tenn.
Circle of Life Award Promotional Materials.
The Circle of Life Award: Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care shines a bright light on programs and organizations that are providing exceptional quality, equitable, safe and patient- and family-centered care.
Applications are open through July 24 for AHA’s 2025 Circle of Life Award, which recognizes hospitals and health systems that advance end-of-life and hospice care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective and equitable