Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association Incorporated

Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association:
Promotes the hospice concept of care for terminally ill patients and their families; Promotes an understanding among health care professionals of the needs and resources available to the terminally ill patient and family; promotes communication among existing hospice programs and developing programs within Missouri and at the regional and national level; promotes improved health care legislation, regulation of standards for hospice care at all governmental levels and responsive reimbursement plans; promotes education for the general public pertinent to the hospice concept; and to promote research in the field of hospice care.

The Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association is the state-wide not-for-profit organization who mission is to support and strengthen coordinated care for terminally ill Missourians and their families through the advancement of hospice and palliative care. MHPCA was incorporated in January 1980 and received its 501(c)3 Tax exempt non-profit status in January of 1981.